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Redaction

/ɹəˈdækʃən/

Edited or censored version of a document.

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📖 Definitions of "Redaction"

noun

1
Edited or censored version of a document.
"The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret."
2
The change or changes made while editing.
3
The process of editing or censoring.
"The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject to redaction before publication under the Freedom of Information Act."

🔄 Synonyms of "Redaction"

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Word	Definition
editingnoun	An act or instance of something being edited.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Redaction"

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Word	Definition
editingnoun	An act or instance of something being edited.
editornoun	A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
editorialnoun	An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.
writingnoun	(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
formulationnoun	The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formnoun	(heading, physical) To do with shape.
phrasingnoun	The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
wordingnoun	A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
languagenoun	(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
preparationnoun	(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
shapenoun	A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
draftingnoun	The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
revisionnoun	The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.
emendationnoun	(uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
copyeditnoun	The process or act of copyediting a document.
editnoun	A change to the text of a document.
rewordingnoun	The act or process of creating a changed wording.
recensionnoun	A critical revision of a text.
castigationnoun	severe criticism.
censoringnoun	An act of censorship.