redaction

See also:rédaction

English

Etymology

FromNew Latinredactiō(“redaction”),fromLatinredigō(“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”),fromred-(“back”)+agō(“to put in motion, to drive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɹəˈdækʃən/
• Rhymes:-ækʃən

Noun

redaction(countableanduncountable,pluralredactions)

1. (countable)Edited or censored version of a document.

   The government supplied only theredactionto the reporters; the original was kept secret.

2. (countable)The change or changes made while editing.
3. (uncountable)The process of editing or censoring.

   The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject toredactionbefore publication under the Freedom of Information Act.

Related terms

• redact
• redactor

Translations

edited or censored version of a document

• Bulgarian:редакция(bg)f(redakcija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Chỉnh sửa bản／Chỉnh sửa bản(zh)(xiūdìngbǎn)

• Greek:διατύπωση(el)f(diatýposi)
• Irish:eagránm,atheagrúm
• Romanian:redactare(ro)f
• Russian:реда́кция(ru)f(redákcija),перерабо́тка(ru)f(pererabótka),пересмо́тренноеизданиеn(peresmótrennoje izdanije)

the change or changes made while editing

the process of editing or censoring

• Bulgarian:редактиране(bg)n(redaktirane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Hiệu đính／Hiệu đính(zh)(jiàodìng)

• Greek:λογοκρισία(el)f(logokrisía)
• Irish:cuir in eagar
• Russian:редакти́рование(ru)n(redaktírovanije),цензури́рование(ru)n(cenzurírovanije)

See also

• recension

Further reading

• “redaction”,inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.
• “redaction”,inThe Century Dictionary[…],New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,1911,→OCLC.
• “redaction”,inOneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• I don't care,carotenid,citronade,draconite