Redaction vs. Retraction

Redaction vs. Retraction — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Redaction and Retraction

Redactionnoun

(countable) Edited or censored version of a document.

The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.

Retractionnoun

An act or instance of retracting.

Redactionnoun

(countable) The change or changes made while editing.

Retractionnoun

A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.

Redactionnoun

(uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.

The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject to redaction before publication under the Freedom of Information Act.

Retractionnoun

(mathematics) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

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Redactionnoun

putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

Retractionnoun

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Redactionnoun

the act of putting something in writing

Retractionnoun

the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back;

the retraction of the landing gearretraction of the foreskin