redaction
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See also: rédaction
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
redaction (countable and uncountable, plural redactions)
- (countable) Edited or censored version of a document.
- The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.
- (countable) The change or changes made while editing.
- (uncountable) 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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
edited or censored version of a document
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the change or changes made while editing
the process of editing or censoring
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- redaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- redaction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- redaction at OneLook Dictionary Search.