line editing

A form of line edit — To edit (a text) to ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness; to copyedit.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of line edit
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APA

line editing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20editing

MLA

“line editing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20editing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line editing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20editing.

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