postedit

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verb

To edit and refine (a computer-generated translation of a text).

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Meanings

verbpostedit (third-person singular simple present postedits, present participle postediting, simple past and past participle postedited)

present singular third person postedits · participle present postediting · participle past postedited · past postedited

  1. transitiveTo edit and refine (a computer-generated translation of a text).
  2. transitiveTo edit (something) further after a main editing step.
nounpostedit (plural postedits)

plural postedits

  1. An operation or workflow step after a main editing step.

Origin

From post- + edit.

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Cite this entry
APA

postedit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postedit

MLA

“postedit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postedit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postedit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postedit.

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