precorrection
- noun
- /ˌpriːkəˈrɛkʃən/
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corrección previa
- The editor performed a thorough precorrection of the manuscript before sending it to the publisher.
Examples
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A careful precorrection can prevent embarrassing mistakes from appearing in the final document.
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She always does a precorrection to catch formatting errors before submitting her reports.
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The editor made a precorrection to the manuscript.
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Many precorrections were necessary before publication.
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The editor performed a thorough precorrection of the manuscript before sending it to the publisher.
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A careful precorrection can prevent embarrassing mistakes from appearing in the final document.
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She always does a precorrection to catch formatting errors before submitting her reports.
Synonyms
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2.9
A change made to improve or correct something
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2.7
A change that fixes a mistake in a document or report
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8.5
Preparing and editing text to make it ready for publication and remove private information
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8.9
A change an editor makes to a text to correct mistakes
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
precorrection = correction (transparent) = pre + correct + ion
This sense directly means a correction made before publication or distribution, which matches the prefix and base word clearly.
Etymology
Precorrection comes from pre- meaning 'before' and correct meaning 'to make right'. So a precorrection is an edit done before publication to fix mistakes and stop errors from appearing in the final document.