misregistrationn.
/ˌmɪsrɛdʒᵻˈstreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsˌrɛdʒəˈstrəɪʃ(ə)n/ Wrong or imperfect registration; esp. misalignment of colours in relation to one another, in printed matter (cf. misregister n.) or in the transmission of images.
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society > communication > broadcasting > television > visual element > [noun] > television picture or image > defects in
multiple image1863
ghost1927
flicker1933
ion spot1936
halation1937
blooming1940
shading1940
misregistration1942
snow1946
snowstorm1948
ringing1949
streaking1956
strobing1961
flickering1968
1942 H. C. McKay Photogr. Negative IV. x. 649 The neutralized areas will print out gray, and the lines of misregistration will print dark.
1952 Electronics Nov. 216/2 Color edging includes color fringing, misregistration, etc.
1969 P. B. Jordain Condensed Computer Encycl. 87 Character misregistration takes the form of character high, character low, or character skew.
1975 Stud. Family Planning 6 326/1 The practice of assigning motivators to clinics..tends to encourage misregistration.
1992 Step-by-Step 8 i. 82 (caption) Make sure that the type you have set is sufficiently bold so that any misregistration of the press will not make the type have a slightly blue edge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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