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editing

editing

126 2.7
The act of preparing writing, videos, or recordings for sharing by correcting and arranging them
  • noun
  • /ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : edición
  • Effective editing can greatly enhance the clarity and impact of written content before publication.
  • editing process
  • editing and revising
  • writing and editing

So I've just been doing a lot of editing and emailing.

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Examples

  • So I'm going to sit, do some editing and eat my banana bread.

  • Then I spent all day editing last weeks video.

  • But I do have some editing to do, so we'll see.

  • So do you think the editing helped you?

    The Magician of Lublin (1979)

  • I spent more time in the editing room than on the sound stage.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • We're in the middle of editing.

    Isn't She Great (2000)

  • The website allows people to contact me directly about my editing and mentoring services.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The student and I completed the revising and editing on the sticky notes.

    Academic text (2013)

  • So I've just been doing a lot of editing and emailing.

    Sara Dietschy

  • Sebastian oversees editing in London.

    Made in Romania (2010)

Synonyms

revision
vsediting
94 2.9

A change made to improve or correct something

is the ongoing preparation process for publication rather than the final form
rewriting
vsediting
7 3.7

Changing a text to make it clearer or better

covers such major rewrites but also smaller arranging and correcting steps
copy editing
vsediting
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A process of checking and correcting written text to make it clear and accurate before publication

includes that careful textual work but also covers audio and visual media
post-processing
vsediting
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality

can occur during preparation for publication not only after creation
revising
vsediting
2.9

The act of changing writing to make it clearer

is broader, preparing material for publication across media

Compounds

copy editing
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A process of checking and correcting written text to make it clear and accurate before publication

film editing
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Choosing and joining scenes to make a complete movie

How Thorough

to redraft
3 3.5
revising
2.9
editing
126 2.7
to copyedit
  • Specialized
4.4
proofreading
4 3.2

Surface Forms

editing singular
editings plural

Morphology

editing = edit (transparent) = edit + ing

A standard nominalization/gerund formed from the verb 'edit'; the meaning 'the process of editing' is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Editing comes from the verb edit, which goes back to the Latin word edere meaning 'to put out' or 'publish'. So, editing is the work of changing, correcting, and arranging words, images, or sounds to make a good edition ready for people to see.