to edit

Definition of to edit in English English dictionary: A change to the text of a document; To be the editor of a publication
He edits the Bee.; {v} to publish, to superintend a publication; Use Edit to edit the content of a selected object Selecting Edit automatically checks out the object and opens its content for editing; To change or modify For example, to insert, remove, replace, or move text Source: NUIG; To correct errors within, or modify, a computer file, a geographic data set, or a tabular file containing attribute data; Any change to a file, no matter how small, is referred to as an edit In fact, edit can be used to indicate the original creation of a file Word processors represent the ultimate in editing programs Windows98 contains a simple text editor called NOTEPAD that is especially useful for creating simple ASCII documents Any changes made to Access or Excel files are also referred to as edits; {f} revise, alter; make changes and corrections prior to printing; Logic within the Standard Claims Processing System (or PSC Supplemental Edit Software) that selects certain claims, evaluates or compares information on the selected claims or other accessible source, and depending on the evaluation, takes action on the claims, such as pay in full, pay in part, or suspend for manual review; An edit is the process of examining and correcting a text so that it is suitable for publishing. The purpose of the edit is fairly simple -- to chop out the boring bits from the original; A switch that does different things depending on the operational mode that the machine is in: 1) If a computer-controlled transport is in "Stop," pushing the "Edit" switch deactivates the computer-controlled tension system and allows the reels to be moved by hand to find the exact spot desired on the tape 2) If the machine is in "Play", the "Edit" switch makes the take-up reel cease taking up the tape and it falls to the floor 3) If the machine is in a fast-wind mode, the tape lifters are defeated so the tape is in contact with the reproduce head and the engineer can hear where the selections begin and end; To make a change in an existing document You might add to it, delete part, or move parts within the document; (1) To prepare data for a later operation (2) Functions such as the rearrangement or the addition of data, the deletion of unwanted data, format control, code conversion and the application of standard processes such as zero suppression; in typesetting, a rerun from computer memory such that only corrections need to be checked; If you edit a book or a series of books, you collect several pieces of writing by different authors and prepare them for publishing. This collection of essays is edited by Ellen Knight She has edited the media studies quarterly, Screen. the Real Sandwich Book, edited by Miriam Polunin. + editing edit·ing He was certainly not cut out to combine the jobs of editing and writing as a journalist; To correct errors within, or modify, a computer file, a geographic data set, or a tabular tile containing attribute data; cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"; cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"; [v] to review the content, grammar, and structure of written material to improve its correctness and readability; Refers to the action of changing things in a file; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"; In IRIS Showcase you edit an object when you want to alter individual elements of the object – letters and words in a Text object, points in a Graphics object, and models in a 3D container; to review a piece of writing, marking and correcting grammatical, spelling, and factual errors The editing process also often includes shortening or lengthening articles to fit available space, writing headlines and subheads; Certain versions of DDR allow the player to insert a memory card and play steps that he created on a playstation; Build a video or audio program from source footage; To modify and correct a manuscript to conform to the publisher's standards; to make a change in an existing document You might add to it, delete part, or move parts within the - document; If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing. The majority of contracts give the publisher the right to edit a book after it's done. an edited version of the speech. + editing edit·ing Throughout the editing of this book, we have had much support and encouragement; To prepare or modify data (e g , text, image, sound) by cutting, rearranging, altering adapting or refining; An Edit mode is a mode in which specific parameters are changed Each of the four main modes (Voice/Performance/Song/Pattern), the Sampling mode and the Master mode all have their own specific Edit modes that edit different things In the Voice and Performance edit modes, specific parameters dedicated to how the Voice and/or Performance sounds and plays are edited; Process or result of selectively recording video and or audio on finished videotape Basically involves reviewing raw footage and transferring desired sections from the master tape onto the new tape in a pre-determined sequence; If you edit a film or a television or radio programme, you choose some of what has been filmed or recorded and arrange it in a particular order. He taught me to edit and splice film He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. + editing edit·ing He sat in on much of the filming and early editing; To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc; In computer terminology, to arrange, delete, select, or add to information; To remove errors from, or to modify a computer file of a program, a digitized map or a file containing attribute data; prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"; To change a text, or a document; Someone who edits a newspaper, magazine, or journal is in charge of it. I used to edit the college paper in the old days; Alter, modify; for example, you can edit a GRADE diagram symbol by changing the text within it You can edit a diagram by deleting or moving elements, etc; (1) (v ) To change the data in a document or file (2) (v ) To check the accuracy of a document or file; the matter of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper