redacting

rɪˈdæktɪŋ

Definition

Definition of redacting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

publishing

TECH.

the process of editing text for publication

TECH.

The redacting of the manuscript took several weeks.

censoring

editing

revising

censorship

TECH.

the act of censoring or obscuring text

TECH.

The redacting of sensitive information was necessary for security reasons.

censoring

editing

obscuring

Adjective

writing

TECH.

related to editing or preparing text for publication

TECH.

The redacting process took several hours to complete.

editing

censoring

TECH.

involving the removal of sensitive information

TECH.

The redacting team ensured all confidential data was hidden.

censoring

editing

sanitizing

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Origin of redacting

Latin, redigere (to drive back)

Examples of redacting in a sentence

Redacting legal documents requires great attention to detail.
Redacting classified documents is a meticulous task.
The redacting of the report took several hours.
The redacting team worked meticulously on the documents.
Redacting sensitive information is a critical task.
Redacting documents is a crucial task for security.

The redacting process took several hours.

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French:rédaction, de préparation, ...
German:Bearbeitung, Vorbereitung von Texten zur Veröffentlichung, ...
Italian:revisione, editoriale, ...
Spanish:redacción, de redacción, ...
Portuguese:edição, de redação, ...
Chinese:编辑, 编辑的, ...
Japanese:編集, 検閲, ...
Arabic:تَحْرِير, تَحْرِيرِيّ, ...
Hebrew:עֲרִיכָה, עֲרִיכָתִי, ...
Russian:редактирование, цензура, ...
Ukrainian:редагування, редагуючий, ...
Hindi:संपादन, सेंसरिंग, ...
Bengali:সম্পাদনা, প্রকাশনার জন্য প্রস্তুত, ...
Catalan:edició, preparació de text per a publicació, ...
Czech:redakce, redakční, ...
Danish:redigering, forberedelse af tekst til offentliggørelse, ...
Dutch:redactie, redigerend, ...
Greek:επεξεργασία, προετοιμασία κειμένου για δημοσίευση, ...
Hungarian:szerkesztés, szerkesztési, ...
Khmer:ការកែសម្រួលអត្ថបទ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការកែសម្រួល, ...
Korean:편집, 편집하는, ...
Persian:ویرایش, ویرایش کننده, ...
Polish:redagowanie, redagujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):edição, de redação, ...
Romanian:editare, editând, ...
Swedish:redigering, censurering, ...
Thai:การแก้ไข, การเซ็นเซอร์, ...
Turkish:düzenleme, düzenleyen, ...
Vietnamese:biên tập, kiểm duyệt, ...

redact

rɪˈdækt

Definition of redact - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

censorship

TECH.

censor or remove parts of a document

TECH.

The sensitive information was redacted from the report.

edit

expurgate

sanitize

legal editing

TECH.

edit a document for legal reasons

TECH.

The lawyer redacted the confidential sections before submission.

censor

edit

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Origin of redact

Latin, redigere (to bring back)

Examples of redact in a sentence

They had to redact several names from the list.
The editor redacted sensitive information from the report.
Before publishing, they redacted the names for privacy.

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French:censurer, caviarder, ...
German:schwärzen, redigieren, ...
Italian:oscurare, ...
Spanish:redactar, editar, ...
Portuguese:censurar, editar, ...
Chinese:审查, 删减, ...
Japanese:削除する, 編集する, ...
Arabic:حَجَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַנְזֵר, לַעֲרוֹךְ, ...
Russian:редактировать, отредактировать, ...
Ukrainian:редагувати, виправляти, ...
Hindi:संपादित करना, संपादन करना, ...
Bengali:অপসারণ করা, সম্পাদনা করা, ...
Catalan:censurar, editar, ...
Czech:začernit, upravit, ...
Danish:redigere, udrense, ...
Dutch:redigeren, bewerken, ...
Greek:λογοκρίνω, επεξεργάζομαι, ...
Hungarian:kitakarni, anonimizálni, ...
Khmer:លុបចេញ, កែសម្រួលឯកសារតាមផ្លូវច្បាប់, ...
Korean:삭제하다, 수정하다, ...
Persian:حذف شد, ویرایش کرد, ...
Polish:ocenzurować, redagować, ...
Portuguese (BR):censurar, revisar, ...
Romanian:a cenzura, a redacta, ...
Swedish:redigera, ...
Thai:เซ็นเซอร์, แก้ไข, ...
Turkish:sansürlemek, düzenlemek, ...
Vietnamese:kiểm duyệt, biên tập, ...

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Definition of redacting - Reverso English Dictionary

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