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ˈɛdɪt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
    E.g. Volume I was edited by J. Johnson
  • be editor of (a newspaper or magazine).
    E.g. he began to edit the magazine in 1923
  • alter (a gene or other nucleotide sequence) by the insertion, deletion, or replacement of one or more nucleotides.
    E.g. in recent years, scientists have sought more precise ways to edit the genome
noun
  • a change or correction made as a result of editing.
    E.g. the system has no word wrap feature—so even small edits involved extensive rekeying

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