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Editor

One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication.

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Anthologist 76% connected

One who compiles an anthology.

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Expurgator 76% connected

One who expurgates or purifies.

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Redact 76% connected

To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.

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Redactor 76% connected

One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor.

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Reviser 76% connected

One who revises.

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Subeditor 76% connected

An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.

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Application 76% connected

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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Edit 74% connected

To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to e…

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Edit 74% connected

To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to e…

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Editorial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks.

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Editorial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks.

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Editorship 74% connected

The office or charge of an editor; care and superintendence of a publication.

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Editorship 74% connected

The office or charge of an editor; care and superintendence of a publication.

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Editor program noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Research methods, Academic publishing.
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Linkage editor noun · 86% connection

an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules

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Text editor noun · 86% connection

(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files

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Computer simulation noun · 85% connection

(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…

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Simulation noun · 85% connection

(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…

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Data noun · 85% connection

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

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Encoding noun · 85% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

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encryption noun · 85% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

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Information noun · 85% connection

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

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Accounting data noun · 84% connection

all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable

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Metadata noun · 84% connection

data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"

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Raw data noun · 84% connection

unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis

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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

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Accumulator register noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register

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Alpha test noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer

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Antialiasing noun · 78% connection

(computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother

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Backup noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally…

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Words connected by meaning

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Archbishop noun · 78% connection

A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suf…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Article noun · 78% connection

A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Braces noun · 78% connection

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Classified noun · 78% connection

a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Clipping noun · 78% connection

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Contributer noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Cutting noun · 78% connection

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Drawing noun · 78% connection

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Feature noun · 78% connection

a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Flag noun · 78% connection

a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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Foreman noun · 78% connection

The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edits, prepares, superintends, revises, corrects.
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