copyeditor
Text refinement specialist
A copyeditor reviews written material for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style before publication.
The role falls between writing and proofreading—copyeditors don't create content but do more than catch typos, improving clarity and consistency: The copyeditor flagged three inconsistencies in how we spelled the company name.
Also spelled copy editor.
Language's structural rules
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
fact-checking · accuracy · meticulous · detail-oriented · redlining · corrections · queries · revisions
Editorial revision marking
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- stetEditorial "never mind"
- queryRequest for information
- stylesheetFile governing visual formatting
dictionary · thesaurus · CMS · Grammarly
Original text before publication
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
prepress · bluelines · folio · recto · verso · proofs · frontmatter · backmatter
Ease of understanding text
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- concisenessQuality of being brief
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
simplicity · comprehensibility · directness · tightening · wordiness · jargon · redundancy · parallelism
grammar
Language's structural rules
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
consistency · fact-checking · accuracy · meticulous · detail-oriented · redlining · corrections · queries · revisions · markup
redline
Editorial revision marking
stylesheet · dictionary · thesaurus · CMS · Grammarly
manuscript
Original text before publication
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
layout · prepress · bluelines · folio · recto · verso · proofs · frontmatter · backmatter · typographical
readability
Ease of understanding text
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- concisenessQuality of being brief
- flowUnbroken forward movement
structure · simplicity · comprehensibility · directness · tightening · wordiness · jargon · redundancy · parallelism · transitions
newsroom
Media gathering hub
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- bylineArticle author identification
- mastheadNewspaper's ownership box
headline · caption · cutline · lede · column · beat · stringer · fact-check · attribution · slug
- editorssubeditor, redactor
- book professionalsbook dealer, bookseller, rare book dealer, librarian, book binder
- publishing jobspublisher, writer, author, proofreader, literary agent
- Perfectionistsperfectionist, nitpicker, pedant, stickler, precisionist
- writersauthor, novelist, writer, poet, journalist
- editingcut, paste, delete, undo, redo
copyeditorauthor
Creator of written works
writer · creator · originator · novelist · journalist
copyeditorvandal
Willful property destroyer
censor · plagiarist · saboteur · redactor · bowdlerizer