blue-pencilling
Marking for deletion
Blue-pencilling is editing or censoring, especially by cutting or marking text for deletion.
The term comes from the blue pencils traditionally used by editors to make corrections on manuscripts.
To blue-pencil a document is to revise it, often by removing objectionable or unnecessary content: The censors blue-pencilled several passages before publication.
Also spelled blue-penciling.
Altering to improve
- correctingMaking accurate again
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
amending · deleting · emending · annotating · rewriting · cutting · trimming · tightening
Obscuring text for secrecy
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- expurgatingRemoving offensive passages
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
- bowdlerizingRemoving offensive passages
excising · removing · banning · restricting · cutting · deletions · classified · sensitive
Cutting with force
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- trimmingCutting away excess
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
axing · pruning · curtailing · downsizing · economizing · austerity · expenditure · allocation
revising
Altering to improve
- correctingMaking accurate again
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
copyediting · amending · deleting · emending · annotating · rewriting · cutting · trimming · tightening · polishing
redacting
Obscuring text for secrecy
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- expurgatingRemoving offensive passages
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
bowdlerizing · excising · removing · banning · restricting · cutting · deletions · classified · sensitive · objectionable
slashing
Cutting with force
eliminating · axing · pruning · curtailing · downsizing · economizing · austerity · expenditure · allocation · funding
blue-pencillingstet
Editorial "never mind"
approving · adding · inserting · greenlighting · expanding
blue-pencillinguncensoring
Removing suppression of content
liberating · freeing · permitting · allowing · unleashing
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