redaction
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
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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “redaction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “redaction”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.