copyedit

present singular third person copyedits · participle present copyediting · participle past copyedited · past copyedited · alternative copy edit · alternative copy-edit

1. transitivemediaTo correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

   Memoirs of a Bastard Angel contains so many amazing howlers that it seems barely to have been copyedited or proofread.

   1990 April 28, Duncan Mitchell, “A Dazzling Parade Of Celebrity Names”, in Gay Community News, page 11

   Synonyms: subedit

plural copyedits · alternative copy edit · alternative copy-edit

1. The process or act of copyediting a document.

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

   1996, Dorothy L. Cady, Bulletproof Documentation: Creating Quality Through Testing, page 89

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   The copyedit may be strictly mechanical or may include stylistic changes.

   2016, Leslie Vermeer, The Complete Canadian Book Editor, page 35

2. The result of copyediting a document.

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

   2006, Brian Fagan, Writing Archaeology: Telling Stories About the Past, page 129

3. A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.

   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.

   2012, Constance Steinkuehler, Kurt Squire, Sasha Barab, Games, Learning, and Society: Learning and Meaning in the Digital Age, page 418

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   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.

   1991, TEX Users Group, TUGboat, volume 12, page 365