Definitions

1. noun

A person who edits or revises written material, such as a newspaper or magazine article, book, or other publication, to correct errors, improve style, and ensure accuracy and clarity.

“The editor of the magazine was responsible for selecting and editing the articles.”

2. noun

A program or system that edits or revises digital data, such as text, images, or videos.

“She used a word processing editor to correct the typos in the document.”

3. verb

To review and revise written material, such as a manuscript or article, to correct errors, improve style, and ensure accuracy and clarity.

“The writer asked a colleague to edit her manuscript before submitting it to the publisher.”

4. verb

To select and organize digital data, such as text, images, or videos, for presentation or publication.

“The editor had to edit the video footage to fit the time constraint.”

5. verb

To remove or delete unwanted or redundant data, such as text, images, or videos.

“The editor had to edit out the background noise from the audio recording.”

6. verb

To modify or revise a program or system, such as a software application or a web page, to improve its performance, functionality, or user experience.

“The software engineer had to edit the code to fix the bug.”