edit war

ˈɛdɪt wɔːr

Definition

Definition of edit war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

online conflictseries of contentious edits between users on a digital platform

The article on climate change sparked an intense edit war on the forum..

internet

Rare

conflict over page content on a wiki

Rare

The article was locked due to an edit war.

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Expressions with edit

edit down

reduce the length or size of text

She had to edit down the article to fit the word limit.

edit out

remove parts before publication or broadcasting

The director decided to edit out the controversial scene.

self-edit

correct one's own mistakes

He learned to self-edit his essays for better grades.

radio edit

shortened song version for radio play

The radio edit of the song was only three minutes long.

edit-a-thon

collaborative event for editing wikis

The library hosted an edit-a-thon to improve local history articles.

re-edit

edit something again or differently

She had to re-edit the document after receiving feedback..

Expressions with war

war story

story about experiences in a war

The veteran shared a war story from his time in Vietnam.

color war

team competition where each team is a different color

The summer camp ended with a color war.

war paint

colloquial term for bold or heavy makeup

She wore her war paint to make a statement at the party..

culture war

conflict between groups with different cultural values

The election highlighted the ongoing culture war in the country.

tug of war

game where teams pull on a rope

The school held a tug of war during sports day.

all is fair in love and war

exp.

people may use any method to win romance or conflict

She smiled and said, "all is fair in love and war."

all's fair in love and war

exp.

normal rules don't apply in love and conflict

They used dirty tricks to win; all's fair in love and war.

flame war

heated online argument with personal attacks

The forum was ruined by a flame war.

no heroes in war

exp.

war is brutal and lacks true heroes

In battle, there are no winners because there are no heroes in war.

price war

competition where companies keep lowering prices to win customers

The two airlines started a price war on tickets.

Examples of edit war in a sentence

An edit war broke out over the controversial political post.
The edit war lasted for several days.
Users were warned about engaging in an edit war.

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French:guerre d'édition, conflit éditorial, ...
German:Editierkrieg, Bearbeitungskrieg, ...
Italian:guerra di modifiche, conflitto di editing, ...
Spanish:guerra de ediciones, ...
Portuguese:guerra de edições, ...
Chinese:编辑争端, 编辑战, ...
Japanese:編集戦争, ...
Arabic:حَرْب تَحْرِير, نزاع تحرير, ...
Hebrew:מִלְחֶמֶת עֲרִיכָה, עִימוּת עֲרִיכָה, ...
Russian:война правок, редакционная война, ...
Ukrainian:війна правок, війна редагувань, ...
Hindi:संपादन युद्ध, विकी संघर्ष, ...
Bengali:সম্পাদনা যুদ্ধ, বিতর্ক, ...
Catalan:guerra d'edicions, ...
Czech:editační válka, ...
Danish:redigeringskrig, ...
Dutch:bewerkingsstrijd, bewerkingsconflict, ...
Greek:πόλεμος επεξεργασιών, πόλεμος επεξεργασίας, ...
Hungarian:szerkesztési háború, vita egy wikioldal szerkesztése körül, ...
Khmer:ការកែសម្រួលប្រកួតប្រជែងគ្នារវាងអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់លើអ៊ីនធឺណិត, ជម្លោះក្នុងការកែសម្រួលខ្លឹមសារទំព័រវីគី, ...
Korean:편집 전쟁, 편집 분쟁, ...
Persian:جنگ ویرایشی, نبرد ویرایشی, ...
Polish:wojna edycyjna, konflikt edycyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):guerra de edições, conflito de edições, ...
Romanian:război de editare, conflict de editare, ...
Swedish:redigeringskrig, ...
Thai:สงครามการแก้ไข, สงครามแก้ไข, ...
Turkish:düzenleme savaşı, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc chiến chỉnh sửa, tranh cãi chỉnh sửa, ...

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