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edit

57 2.8
A change made to improve text, like a book or article
  • noun
  • /ˈɛdɪt/
translation icon : corrección
  • Feedback from the pilot resulted in some minor edits to clarify the items.
  • make edits
  • minor edits
  • final edit

I love that there is another edit on this post.

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Examples

  • The author requested an edit of the draft to improve clarity and flow.

  • I love that there is another edit on this post.

  • Hope you like the edit and yeah, keep your hands clean.

  • But you have an edit problem that is not going away.

  • Users click on "Edit," and add or change content, then click on "Save This Page."

    Academic text (2006)
  • Year 2 of the revision process involved a light edit of the summer writing process.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Part of the professional freelancer's job is to be the first edit on her work.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Students used the feedback to inform their final edits of the assigned lesson plan.

    Academic text (2013)
  • After reviewing the manuscript carefully, she made several important edits to enhance its structure.

  • The editor's edit included corrections for grammatical errors and suggestions for better phrasing.

Synonyms

amendment
vsedit
963 3.9

A change made to a document or law to improve it

is a change or correction used more widely to improve texts
improvement
vsedit
619 1.1

A change that makes something better

is a specific change or correction applied to a text
revision
vsedit
94 2.9

A change made to improve or correct something

is a single change or correction to improve a text
correction
vsedit
88 2.7

A change that fixes a mistake in a document or report

is a change that can also improve style or structure, not just fix errors
modification
vsedit
50 3.6

A slightly changed version of something

is a change aimed specifically at improving or correcting a text
tweak
vsedit
28 3.9

A small change made to improve something

is a change that may be larger and more substantive than a minor adjustment
emendation
vsedit
  • Formal
1 8.9

A change an editor makes to a text to correct mistakes

is a general change to improve texts not limited to scholarly fixes

How Extensive

to overhaul
35 4.6
rewrite
33 3.2
edit
57 2.8
correction
88 2.7

Surface Forms

edit singular
edits plural

Etymology

Edit (the noun) is a single change made to improve writing, and the word comes from Latin editio meaning 'a bringing out' or 'publication'. That's why an edit is something you add, remove, or fix to make the work better.