redactions

IPA/rɪˈdæk.ʃən/
IPA/rɪˈdæk.ʃən/

redactions — noun

  • redactionssingular
  • redactionsesplural

1. the act of covering up or cutting out sensitive parts of a document before it is

1.名詞C1
釋義

the act of covering up or cutting out sensitive parts of a document before it is released publicly; also, the document after those parts have been removed

例句

The lawyer gave Emre a contract filled with heavy black redactions.

collocation: heavy black redactions

Nkechi asked the court to review the redactions in the government report.

formal register: court context

同義詞
  • censorship

    broader; covers the suppression of ideas, speech, or media, not just document editing

  • expurgation

    more literary; removing offensive or morally objectionable parts from a text

  • deletion

    general term for removing content; does not imply sensitivity or public release

反義詞
  • disclosure

    making information available rather than hiding it

常見錯誤

❌The report had many reductions.
✅The report had many redactions.
💡'reduction' means making something smaller or less; 'redaction' means hiding or cutting out sensitive parts of a text.