corrections
Fixing the mistakes
Corrections refers to changes made to fix errors or improve accuracy: The editor marked corrections in red.
In institutional contexts, corrections is the system of prisons, jails, and supervision programs that handle convicted offenders: He worked in corrections for twenty years, the Department of Corrections.
A corrections officer is a prison guard.
Confinement for offenders
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- inmateConfined facility resident
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
rehabilitation · sentencing · penitentiary · warden · detention · recidivism · reformatory · confinement
Alterations to improve
- editsAlters for improvement
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- redactionsEdited-out sensitive content
- markupAdded percentage for profit
proofreading · errata · typos · deletions · insertions · track changes · red pen · strikethrough
Penalty for an offense
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- detentionTemporary official holding
- reformImprove by correcting faults
behavior · conduct · obedience · guidance · rules · consequences · chastisement · admonishment
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- modificationAct of altering something
tweaking · recalibration · realignment · compensation · normalization · optimization · standardization · regulation
Alteration to improve fit
- restatementRewording of something said
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- reversalComplete change of direction
audit · discrepancy · amendment · recalculation · true-up · variance · ledger · accounting
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- verificationProving something accurate
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- fact-checkConfirm information accuracy
errata · corrigendum · retraction · amendment · clarification · rectification · truthfulness · fidelity
prison
Confinement for offenders
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- inmateConfined facility resident
- paroleConditional early release
probation · rehabilitation · sentencing · penitentiary · warden · detention · recidivism · reformatory · confinement · prisoner
revisions
Alterations to improve
- editsAlters for improvement
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- redactionsEdited-out sensitive content
markup · proofreading · errata · typos · deletions · insertions · track changes · red pen · strikethrough · annotations
punishment
Penalty for an offense
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- detentionTemporary official holding
reform · behavior · conduct · obedience · guidance · rules · consequences · chastisement · admonishment · sanction
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- rectificationAct of setting straight
modification · tweaking · recalibration · realignment · compensation · normalization · optimization · standardization · regulation · readjustment
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- restatementRewording of something said
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- write-offRecorded value reduction
reversal · audit · discrepancy · amendment · recalculation · true-up · variance · ledger · accounting
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- verificationProving something accurate
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
fact-check · errata · corrigendum · retraction · amendment · clarification · rectification · truthfulness · fidelity · authentication
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- correctionsfix, fixing, rectification, emendation, amendment
- Review Methodsproofreading, editing, fact-checking, peer review, double-checking
- submissionssubmit, query letter, application, entry, request
- Canadian GovernmentHouse of Commons, Senate, Prime Minister, federal government, parliamentary democracy
- Doublespeakcollateral damage, enhanced interrogation, friendly fire, regime change, neutralize
correctionserrors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
mistakes · blunders · inaccuracies · goofs · slip-ups
correctionsfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · release · parole · acquittal · exoneration
correctionsallowances
Permitted amounts or stipends
acceptances · preservations · retentions · approvals · endorsements
- course correctionMid-journey directional fix
- correction fluidLiquid error concealer
- correctional facilityInstitution housing convicted offenders
- corrections officersStaff overseeing incarcerated people
- correction tapeAdhesive strip hiding mistakes
- market correctionDecline reversing overvalued prices
correction, correctional, correction fluid, corrections officer, correctional officer