Erratum Erratum An erratum or corrigendum (plurals: errata, corrigenda) (comes from ) is a correction of a published text. As a general rule, publishers issue an erratum for a production error (i.e., an error introduced during the publishing process) and a corrigendum for an author's error. An erratum is most commonly issued shortly after its original text is published. Patches to security issues in a computer program are also sometimes called errata. "Erratum", like "corrigendum", can also be used as a term for an error itself. According to the "Chicago Manual of Style", "Errata, lists of errors and their corrections, may
What Is a Nation? What Is a Nation? "What is a Nation?" ("Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?") is an 1882 lecture by French historian Ernest Renan (1823–1892), known for the statements that a nation is "a daily referendum", and that nations are based as much on what the people jointly forget, as what they remember. It is frequently quoted or anthologized in works of history or political science pertaining to nationalism and national identity. Renan wrote "What is a Nation" in order to symbolize the nationalism which was born in France as a result of the French Revolution of 1789. Renan begins his essay by noting