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Subject:Technical Communication Terms From:Wendy Phillips <wendy -at- SYNERGEX -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 3 Oct 1997 11:31:48 -0700
Hi, all--
What do you mean when you use the word "copyedit"? The dictionary defines
a "copy editor" as an editor who prepares copy for the printer--with the
transitive verb form as "copyedit". I guess I view it as scrubbing a
document clean before presenting it for publication.
And, what about the following terms:
Substantive Edit
Proofread
Review
?
Thanks,
Wendy Phillips
wendy -at- synergex -dot- com
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