Omission Error
Also known as: Extra Text Error, Deletion Needed Error
A type of text error where extraneous or incorrect content is present and needs to be removed. Despite the name suggesting something missing, in text editing research this term refers to errors requiring deletion—the correct text has been "omitted" in favor of erroneous content. Correcting omission errors requires navigating to the unwanted text and deleting it, which with traditional screen readers involves multiple steps to position the cursor and confirm what is being removed.
Category: text editing · error types
Related: Text Correction · Substitution Error · Insertion Error