ALL meanings of edit
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E e - noun Technical meaning of edit (application) Use of some kind of editor program to modify a document. Also used to refer to the modification itself, e.g. "my last edit only made things worse". To edit something usually implies that the changes will persist for some time, usually by saving the edited document to a file, though one might open an editor, create a new document in memory, print it and exit without saving it to disk. Editing is normally done by a human but see, e.g., sed. 1
- verb with object edit to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of. 1
- verb with object edit to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication. 1
- verb with object edit to revise or correct, as a manuscript. 1
- verb with object edit to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out): The author has edited out all references to his own family. 1
- verb with object edit to add (usually followed by in). 1
- verb with object edit to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc. 1
- verb with object edit Genetics. to alter the arrangement of (genes). 1
- verb with object edit Computers. to modify or add to (data or text). 1
- transitive verb edit review 1
- noun edit an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news. 1
- transitive verb edit change 1
- noun edit a change 1
- transitive verb edit book or anthology 1
- noun edit A change or correction made as a result of editing. 1
- verb edit If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing. 0
- verb edit If you edit a book or a series of books, you collect several pieces of writing by different authors and prepare them for publishing. 0
- verb edit If you edit a film or a television or radio programme, you choose some of what has been filmed or recorded and arrange it in a particular order. 0
- verb edit Someone who edits a newspaper, magazine, or journal is in charge of it. 0
- countable noun edit An edit is the process of examining and correcting a text so that it is suitable for publishing. 0
- verb edit to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc 0
- verb edit to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical) 0
- verb edit to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material 0
- verb edit to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text 0
- verb edit to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film 0
- noun edit an act of editing 0
- verb transitive edit to prepare (an author's works, journals, letters, etc.) for publication, by selection, arrangement, and annotation 0
- verb transitive edit to revise and make ready (a manuscript) for publication 0
- verb transitive edit to supervise the publication of and set the policy for (a newspaper, periodical, reference book, etc.) 0
- verb transitive edit to prepare (a film, tape, or recording) for presentation by cutting and splicing, dubbing, rearranging, etc. 0
- verb transitive edit to make additions, deletions, or other changes in (a computer file) 0
- noun edit edited (by) 0
- abbreviation EDIT edition 0
- abbreviation EDIT editor 0
- noun edit A change to the text of a document. 0
- noun edit (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software. 0
- verb edit To change a text, or a document. 0
- verb edit (Transitive Verb) To be the editor of a publication. 0
- verb edit (computing) To change the contents of a file, website, programme etc. 0
- verb edit (biology) To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing. 0
- verb edit To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames. 0