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edits

/ˈɛdɪts/
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noun

  • A change to the text of a document.
  • A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
  • An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
  • An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.

verb

  • To change a text, or a document.
  • To be the editor of a publication.

    "He edits the Chronicle."

  • To change the contents of a file, website, etc.

    "Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles."

  • To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
  • To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.
  • To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
  • To lend itself to editing in a certain way.

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