editing

Verb

edit (third-person singular simple present edits, present participle editing, simple past and past participle edited)

1. To change a text, or a document.
   • Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.

   Synonyms:

   retouch, fix up, alter

2. To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
   • We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
3. (transitive) To be the editor of a publication.
   • He edits the Chronicle.
4. To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
   • Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
5. To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
   • Today, the technology to edit genomes is limited in the number of changes that can be made at once, which is probably one reason why the Harvard team focused on only 14 genes.2015 April 26, Beth Shapiro, “Could we 'de-extinctify' the woolly mammoth”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   splice

6. To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
   • When the director approached Ms. Adair about his idea for “Boyhood,” shooting footage each of those 12 years, she immediately agreed to take part. The decision was made to edit the film progressively, cutting the scenes from each year after they were completed.2014 December 17, Mekado Murphy, “Below the Line: Editing ‘Boyhood’”, in New York Times

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