misfeed

American  

[mis-feed] / mɪsˈfid /

verb (used without object)

misfed, misfeeding

1. (of a machine, paper, materials, etc.) to feed feed incorrectly.

   The copying machine will jam if it starts to misfeed.

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Etymology

Origin of misfeed

mis- ¹ + feed

Example Sentences

His office also ordered the county to address the ballot misfeed rate cited in the report, which found that the rate — essentially, of paper jams — was five times higher than the state standard.

From Washington Post