abridgers
Those who truncate
Abridgers are people who shorten or condense texts, typically books or other lengthy works, while preserving the essential content and meaning.
An abridger might produce a condensed version of a classic novel for younger readers or create a shorter edition of a reference work.
The term applies to anyone who performs this editorial function, whether professionally or otherwise.
Those who condense information
- condensersEquipment converting vapor to liquid
- compilersPrograms converting source code
- digestersVessels for decomposition
- shortenersThings that decrease length
reducers · truncators · compressors · distillers · editors · cutters · revisers · redactors
Condensed version of content
- abstractCondensed version of text
- overviewBroad general summary
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- précisConcise summary of text
compendium · epitome · conspectus · recapitulation · briefing · roundup · capsule · thumbnail
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- paringCutting away rind
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
- distillationPurification via vaporization
boiling down · essence · outline · sketch · synopsis · ellipsis · shorthand · stripping down
Obscuring sensitive text
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- revisionsAlterations to improve
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
manuscript · subediting · fact-checking · markup · style guide · galley · commissioning · copydesk
summarizers
Those who condense information
- condensersEquipment converting vapor to liquid
- compilersPrograms converting source code
- digestersVessels for decomposition
shorteners · reducers · truncators · compressors · distillers · editors · cutters · revisers · redactors · anthologists
synopsis
Condensed version of content
précis · compendium · epitome · conspectus · recapitulation · briefing · roundup · capsule · thumbnail · extract
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- paringCutting away rind
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
distillation · boiling down · essence · outline · sketch · synopsis · ellipsis · shorthand · stripping down · trimming
redaction
Obscuring sensitive text
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- revisionsAlterations to improve
publishing · manuscript · subediting · fact-checking · markup · style guide · galley · commissioning · copydesk · typesetting
- simplifierssummarizers, condensers, reducers, compressors, distillers
abridgersexpanders
Things that stretch outward
elaborators · amplifiers · extenders · padders · embellishers
- abridged versionShortened form of work
- abridged editionShortened form of work
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