correction

cor·rec·tion  (k-rkshn)

n.

1. The act or process of correcting.

2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault: made corrections in the report.

3.

a. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

b. corrections The treatment of offenders through a system of penal incarceration, rehabilitation, probation, and parole, or the administrative system by which these are effectuated.

4. An amount or quantity added or subtracted in order to correct.

5. A decline in stock-market activity or prices following a period of increases.

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cor·rection·al adj.

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correction

Noun

1. an act or instance of correcting

2. an alteration correcting something: corrections to the second proofs

3. a reproof or punishment

correctional adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	correction - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right rectification improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" remediation, remedy, redress - act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil retribution - the act of correcting for your wrongdoing recompense, compensation - the act of compensating for service or loss or injury amendment - the act of amending or correcting emendation - a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
	2.	correction - a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure fudge factor indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
	3.	correction - something substituted for an error editing, redaction - putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form erasure - a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"
	4.	correction - a rebuke for making a mistake chastening, chastisement rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
	5.	correction - a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction" free fall, drop, dip, fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
	6.	correction - the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" discipline penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing spanking - the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"
	7.	correction - treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief" spinal fusion, fusion - correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

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correction

noun 1. rectification, improvement, amendment, adjustment, modification, alteration, emendation

noun 2. punishment, discipline, reformation, admonition, chastisement, reproof, castigation

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1. In fire control, any change in firing data to bring the mean point of impact or burst closer to the target.
2. A communication proword to indicate that an error in data has been announced and that corrected data will follow.

Translations

correction [kəˈrɛkʃən] n → rectificación f (= erasure); tachadura

correction [kəˈrɛkʃən] correct n → correction f

correction [kəˈrɛkʃən] correct n (see vb) → Korrektur f; Berichtigung f, Verbesserung f

correction [kəˈrɛkʃən] n → correzione f