edit.
A change to the text of a document.
Meaning & usage
A change to the text of a document.
A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far.
An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
An early edit of the film included a romantic subplot.
A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
a basketball edit, a Thor edit
bro thinks he's in an edit (Internet meme)
An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
A range of products related by theme or purpose.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editorbf. Frenchinflu. English edit Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.
To change a text, or a document.
Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.
To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
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 assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editorbf. Frenchinflu. English edit Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.
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