Doublet
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006934
An error in typesetting where a word, phrase, or line of text is accidentally repeated. This mistake occurs during manual composition or digital data entry and is a type of dittography. Proofreaders are trained to spot doublets, which can be difficult for an author to see in their own work, by reading the text carefully before it goes to press.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006934 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | dyad |
| See also | Double; Triple; Quadruple; Triad; Microdoublet |
| Translations | German: Doppelsatz; Spanish: duplicado; French: doublon |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-006934",
"term": "Doublet",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "An error in typesetting where a word, phrase, or line of text is accidentally repeated. This mistake occurs during manual composition or digital data entry and is a type of dittography. Proofreaders are trained to spot doublets, which can be difficult for an author to see in their own work, by reading the text carefully before it goes to press.",
"synonyms": [
"dyad"
],
"subject": "Industrial printing",
"see_also": [
"double",
"triple",
"quadruple",
"triad",
"microdoublet"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Doppelsatz",
"es": "duplicado",
"fr": "doublon"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/doublet/"
}
Record 2,004 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.