rectifications

Fixes to errors

Rectifications are acts of correcting or setting right.

The word appears in formal or technical contexts: The contract required several rectifications before signing.

In chemistry, rectification is a purification process, especially for distilling liquids.

In electronics, it refers to converting alternating current to direct current.

corrections

amendment

Change to official text

remedy · restitution · atonement · righting · emendation · revision · reform · retraction · recantation · apology

amendments

amendment

Change to official text

modification · reform · editing · rewriting · updating · redrafting · reworking · correcting · improving · refining

adjustments

adjustment

Alteration to improve fit

fine-tuning · regulation · balancing · synchronization · configuration · optimization · standardization · trimming · tweaking · rebalancing

clarifications

clarification

Making meaning plain

disambiguation · definition · illumination · explication · unpacking · demystification · decoding · simplification · restatement · reformulation

Categories
Opposites
correction vs. error

rectificationserrors

Unintentional deviations from correctness

mistakes · blunders · faults · falsifications · corruptions

improvement vs. degradation

rectificationsdeteriorations

Processes of worsening

degradations · worsening · damage · impairments · debasements

restoration vs. disruption

rectificationsdisruptions

Interruptions to normal activity

derangements · disorders · confusions · perturbations · upsets

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G