copy edit

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English

Alternative forms

• copyedit
• copy-edit

Verb

to copy edit (third-person singular simple present copy edits, present participle copy editing, simple past and past participle copy edited)

1. (transitive) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

Synonyms

• subedit

Related terms

• copy editing
• copy editor

Translations

prepare material for publishing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 審稿 (cmn), 审稿 (cmn) (shěngǎo), 校對 (cmn), 校对 (cmn) (jiàoduì)

• Finnish: toimittaa (fi)

• German: redigieren (de)
• Manx: fo-eagree (gv)
• Norwegian: gjøre korrektur (no), redigere (no)

See also

• proofread