verb
- entering data incorrectly into a computer system or database
Usage: computing; data entry
Examples
- The accountant was misentering the invoice amounts into the spreadsheet.
- Misentering customer information can lead to billing errors.
- She kept misentering her password and got locked out of the system.
- The data clerk was fired for repeatedly misentering important financial records.
- Double-checking helps prevent misentering critical information.
- The software flagged potential issues caused by misentering zip codes.