An intentional change to a previously proposed name, e g , Lindinger proposed the emendation Hemiberlesea for the armored scale Hemiberlesia indicating that it was originally improperly formed
Stem The process of conjecturing a reading that best explains an archetypal error Also called divination
Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations