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Editing

/ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/

To change a text, or a document.

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📖 Definitions of "Editing"

verb

1
To change a text, or a document.
2
To be the editor of a publication.
"He edits the Chronicle."
3
To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
"Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles."
4
To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.

noun

1
An act or instance of something being edited.

🔄 Synonyms of "Editing"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
redactionnoun	(uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Editing"

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Word	Definition
redactionnoun	(uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
editornoun	A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
publicationnoun	The act of publishing printed or other matter.
editionnoun	The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
printed	(of information or a document) Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.
authoringnoun	The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
editorialnoun	An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.
publishingnoun	The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
publishernoun	A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
formattingnoun	The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
textnoun	A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
writingnoun	(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
compilationnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
printingnoun	(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
versionnoun	A specific form or variation of something.
layoutnoun	A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
collationnoun	Bringing together.
assemblynoun	A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
montagenoun	(countable, television and film) A sequence of brief clips, often set to music, used to compress a long event or series of events into a short scene.
modificationnoun	The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.