misregister

noun

mis·​reg·​is·​ter ˌmis-ˈre-jə-stər 

plural misregisters

printing

: inaccurate alignment or relative positioning of printed matter and especially of a second or subsequent color with a previously printed color

Prior to printing the screen has to be stretched and mounted on a frame. The correct tension is important to avoid misregister …

—B. Blunden and J. Birkenshaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Canaan Valley’s chilly number was no fluke or misregister. —Washington Post, 23 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above