Feilrettingene

Feilrettingene is a Norwegian term that can be translated as “the error correctors” or “the error fixers.” It is formed from feil (error), retting (correction), and the agentive suffix -ing with the definite plural ending -ene. The expression is generic and can refer either to people who correct mistakes or to the activities of correcting errors.

In usage, feilrettingene commonly appears in contexts such as publishing and editing, where editors and proofreaders perform spelling, grammar, and factual corrections before publication. In education, the term can describe teachers or tutors who identify and correct students’ errors in assignments. In information technology and software development, feilretting can denote the process of fixing defects or bugs, with teams responsible for these corrections sometimes described in the same way, though more technical terms like bug fixing are also common.

The phrase is versatile and not tied to a single organization or field. Depending on context, it can refer to individuals engaged in meticulous accuracy work, or to the broader practice of ensuring reliability and correctness in texts, data, or software. When used in medical, scientific, or technical writing, feilretting emphasizes the corrective aspect rather than the initial creation.

In Norwegian, forms of the noun vary with dialect and standard written form; for Bokmål, the definite plural is usually feilrettingene, while in other variants it may appear as feilrettingar or feilrettingene. See also related terms such as korrigering (correction) and kvalitetssikring (quality assurance).