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(in electronic publishing) a record of editorial changes, additions, and deletions that can be displayed on a screen or printed out with edited copy.

QUIZZES

Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We just saw an edit of one called, “Doug Becomes A Feminist,” and I just really enjoyed watching it.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Throughout all the stories of loss and pain with the Chief, there was barely a trace of emotion.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Almost all of our human activities leave a chemical trace in the water,” says Alm.
The Secret to Tracking Ebola, MERS, and Flu? Sewers|Wudan Yan|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Recently, when whistleblowers finally surfaced, the Home Office officials could find no trace of the dossier.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In chronic interstitial nephritis it is small—frequently no more than a trace.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They speak of a certain Norumbega and give the names of cities and strongholds of which to-day no trace or even report remains.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Against the blue background of the sky, green hill-tops trace an undulant line.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
A trace of bile may be present as a result of excessive straining while the tube is in the stomach.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe