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EDITING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

Synonyms:

editing; redaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("editing" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Domain category:

literature (creative writing of recognized artistic value)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "editing"):

copy editing (putting something into a form suitable for a printer)

cut; deletion; excision (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage)

correction (something substituted for an error)

revising; rewriting (editing that involves writing something again)

Derivation:

edit (prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb edit

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 Context examples: 

Combining gene editing technique called CRISPR with cloning, Harvard scientists created piglets that do not harbor viruses harmful to humans.

(Scientist Move Closer to Pig-human Organ Transplants, VOA)

This protein is a member of the cytidine deaminase gene family and may play a role in editing mRNA, cellular growth and cell cycle control.

(DNA dC to dU-Editing Enzyme APOBEC-3G, NCI Thesaurus)

DNA dC->dU-editing enzyme APOBEC-3F (373 aa, ~45 kDa) is encoded by the human APOBEC3F gene.

(DNA dC to dU-Editing Enzyme APOBEC-3F, NCI Thesaurus)

The zebrafish is better suited to larger scale gene editing because about 70 percent of zebrafish genes appear to have human counterparts.

(A new role for zebrafish: larger scale gene function studies, NIH)

Father's a railroad president and many times millionnaire, but the son's starving in 'Frisco, editing an anarchist sheet for twenty-five a month.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The findings of this research, if applicable to humans, will have implications for blood cell transplantation, and for clinical and research methods using blood cells, such as gene therapy or gene editing, said John W. Thomas, Ph.D., Stem Cell and Cell-based Therapy Coordinator at NHLBI.

(Cellular barcoding helps scientists understand the behavior of stem cells, National Institutes of Health)

DNA dC->dU-editing enzyme APOBEC-3G protein (384 aa, ~46 kDa) is encoded by the human APOBEC3G gene.

(DNA dC to dU-Editing Enzyme APOBEC-3G, NCI Thesaurus)

Alternatively, you may be working on a documentary movie or editing a high-profile novel that will soon be on the market.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR/Cas9 is six times more effective than other techniques at homing in on target genes and inserting or deleting specific sequences.

(A new role for zebrafish: larger scale gene function studies, NIH)

You can always opt to take a course in writing, editing, or any of the other communication arts—it would be a good idea that would pay you dividends.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)