Meanings
nouncopy editing (uncountable)
alternative copyediting · alternative copy-editing
- uncountableThe correction of the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and preparation of it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
content editingrewriting
Translations
Danish korrekturlæsning
- korrekturlæsningcorrection of printed material and preparation
Finnish kustannustoimitus, kielentarkistus
- kustannustoimituscorrection of printed material and preparation
- kielentarkistuscorrection of printed material and preparation
Hungarian olvasószerkesztés
- olvasószerkesztéscorrection of printed material and preparation
Japanese 校正, 推敲
- 校正 (kōsē)correction of printed material and preparation
- 推敲 (suikō)correction of printed material and preparation
Norwegian Bokmål språkvask, språkvasking
- språkvaskcorrection of printed material and preparation
- språkvaskingcorrection of printed material and preparation
- korrekturlesingcorrection of printed material and preparation
Polish adiustacja
- adiustacjacorrection of printed material and preparation
Welsh golygu copi
- golygu copicorrection of printed material and preparation
Cite this entry
APA
copy editing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20editing
MLA
“copy editing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20editing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy editing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20editing.
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