copy-edit

British

verb

journalism to prepare (copy) for printing by styling, correcting, etc

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copy editor

noun

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Wilson also admitted that the State Bar did not copy edit test questions ahead of the exam.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

“It’s a really great way to help the problem of news deserts in rural areas,” said Sabine Martin, executive editor of The Daily Iowan, who will copy edit stories for one of the papers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

First of all, a technical copy edit is different from what a sensitivity reader does, which is more along the lines of a content edit.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

My father offered, of all things, a copy edit: “It wasn’t ‘very professional,’ ” he said to me.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

If you have the right Samsung model, you can instantly share files from your phone to your PC using copy, edit and drag functions.

From Fox News • Jul. 9, 2021

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