copyedit

Definitions

1. The process or act of copyediting a document.
2. The result of copyediting a document.
3. A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.

Equivalents

Examples

“A copyedit is the final type⟳ of edit performed on documents.”

“The copyedit may be strictly mechanical or may include⟳ stylistic changes.”

“Your production editor will probably not contact⟳ you until the due date⟳ of the copyedit is established in-house.”

“For example, if the author is responsible for inserting the copyedits into the source files, then there are repercussions later on when changes are made during the page formatting stage⟳.”

“The copyedits in science.net — a game designed for middle school students — were somewhat less blunt, but they were supposed to retain⟳ the other salient features of the original.”

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