editing

n. act of preparing a literary work for publication; revising, correcting, altering

v. revise, alter; make changes and corrections prior to printing

Editing may also refer to audio editing or film editing. Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. A person who edits is called an editor.
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Noun
1. putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
(synonym) redaction
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) copy editing
(derivation) edit, redact
(classification) literature

Verb
1. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
(synonym) redact
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) interpolate, alter, falsify
(derivation) editor, editor in chief
2. supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
(hypernym) publish, bring out, put out, issue, release
3. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
(synonym) cut, edit out
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(verb-group) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
4. cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"
(synonym) blue-pencil, delete
(hypernym) censor

n. editing, revising

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