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mistranspose en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + transpose.

Meanings

1. To transpose by mistake.
   • Failure modes of the analyst are: the analyst omits (forgets) a specific user requirement, the analyst misunderstands (cognitive error) a specific user requirement, the analyst mistransposes (typographical error) a user requirement, the analyst fails to notice a conflict between two users' requirements (cognitive error). 2017, Jerry C. Whitaker, Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook, pages 3-19:
   • Respecting the alleged error of the mistranspose of inventors' name, the inventors are printed in accordance with the Declaration submitted at the time of filing the application. 2003, USPTO Image File Wrapper Petition Decisions 0141:
   • Alternatively, cognitive strengths might be disadvantaged by a literacy difficulty and an extremely numerate learner with dyslexia might mistranspose questions and answers, losing marks for a subject in which they should have excelled. 2020, Alison Patrick, The Memory and Processing Guide for Neurodiverse Learners, page 52:

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