redaction
pronunciation
How to pronounce redaction in British English:
UK [rɪ'dækʃn]
How to pronounce redaction in American English:
US [rɪ'dækʃn]
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- Noun:
- putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- the act of putting something in writing
Word Origin
- redaction (n.)
- "editing for publication," 1785, from French rédaction "a compiling; a working over, editing; editorial staff" (late 17c.), from Late Latin redact-, past participle stem of redigere (see redact). Meaning "a redacted version" is from 1810. Earlier it meant "a driving back" (1620s).
Example
- 1. Almost a quarter of the pages released contained some sort of redaction .
- 2. Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive information .
- 3. Theories and practical studies of redaction and publishation .
- 4. Irony as a key to the spiritual space of chinese modern novels : on new redaction from old stories of lu xun .
- 5. In the 20th century , literary source criticism has been supplemented by form criticism , and also by redaction criticism .