proofreading

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noun

The act or process by which a document is proofread.

“We gave the document two proofreadings, to make absolutely sure that no errors would remain.”

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Meanings

verb

alternative proof-reading

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of proofread
nounproofreading (countable and uncountable, plural proofreadings)

plural proofreadings · alternative proof-reading

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process by which a document is proofread.

    We gave the document two proofreadings, to make absolutely sure that no errors would remain.

    Synonyms: proofread

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process by which a document is proofread.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 校對 /校对
  • 校對 /校对 (jiàoduì)act or process by which a document is proofread
Finnish oikoluku
  • oikolukuact or process by which a document is proofread
German Korrekturlesen, Korrektorat
  • Korrekturlesenact or process by which a document is proofread
  • Korrektoratact or process by which a document is proofread
Hungarian korrektúra, korrektúrázás
  • korrektúraact or process by which a document is proofread
  • korrektúrázásact or process by which a document is proofread
  • nyelvi ellenőrzésact or process by which a document is proofread
Icelandic prófarkalestur
  • prófarkalesturact or process by which a document is proofread
Japanese 校正
  • 校正 (kōsei)act or process by which a document is proofread
Norwegian Bokmål korrekturlesning
  • korrekturlesningact or process by which a document is proofread
Polish korekta
  • korektaact or process by which a document is proofread
Russian корректу́ра, вы́читка
  • корректу́ра (korrektúra)act or process by which a document is proofread
  • вы́читка (výčitka)act or process by which a document is proofread
Spanish revisión/corrección de pruebas/galeras/galeradas, revisión/corrección de la prueba/galera/galerada de
  • revisión/corrección de pruebas/galeras/galeradasact or process by which a document is proofread
  • revisión/corrección de la prueba/galera/galerada deact or process by which a document is proofread
Swedish korrekturläsning
  • korrekturläsningact or process by which a document is proofread
Tagalog balibasa, himali
  • balibasaact or process by which a document is proofread
  • himaliact or process by which a document is proofread
Welsh prawfddarllen
  • prawfddarllenact or process by which a document is proofread

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with proofreading

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Cite this entry
APA

proofreading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proofreading

MLA

“proofreading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proofreading. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proofreading,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proofreading.

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