<P> An addendum, in general, is an addition required to be made to a document by its author subsequent to its printing or publication . It comes from the Latin verbal phrase addendum est, being the gerundive form of the verb addere--itself derived from addo (lit .' give toward')--meaning "(that which) must be added". Addenda is from the plural form addenda sunt, "(those things) which must be added". (See also memorandum, agenda, corrigenda .) </P> <P> An addendum may explain inconsistencies or expand the existing work or otherwise explain or update the information found in the main work, especially if any such problems were detected too late to correct the main work . For example, the main work could have had already been printed and the cost of destroying the batch and reprinting it deemed too high . As such, addenda may come in many forms--a separate letter included with the work, text files on a digital medium, or any similar carrier . It may serve to notify the reader of errors present, as an errata . </P>

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