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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
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.
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