Copy editing

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Copy editing is the process by which an editor makes formatting changes and other improvements to text. Copy, in this case a noun, refers to material (such as handwritten or typewritten pages) to be set (as in typesetting) for printing. A person who performs the task of copy editing is called a copy editor.

Related Topics:
Editor - Format - Typesetting - Printing

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Although copy editing is concerned with house style, there is no universal form for the term itself. In magazine and book publishing, it is often written as one word. The newspaper industry writes the expression as two words or hyphenates it, and the hyphenated form (copy-editing) is probably the one most commonly used in Britain. Similarly, the term copy editor may be spelled as one word, two words, or hyphenated.

Related Topics:
House style - Magazine - Book - Publishing - Newspaper

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In British newspaper and magazine publishing (though not in book publishing), the job is generally called sub-editing.

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