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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 [kəˈrɛkʃən]

n

1. the act or process of correcting

2. something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement

3. the act or process of punishing; reproof

4. (Mathematics) a number or quantity added to or subtracted from a scientific or mathematical calculation or observation to increase its accuracy

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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.

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 He has made several corrections and additions to the document.

2. punishment, discipline, reformation, admonition, chastisement, reproof, castigation jails and other places of correction

Translations

correction [kəˈrekʃən] N

1. (gen) → corrección f, rectificación f; (on page) → tachadura f
I am open to correction but → corregidme si me equivoco, pero ...

2. (esp US) (= punishment) → corrección f
a house of correction (o.f.) → un correccional, un reformatorio

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correction [kəˈrɛkʃ^ən] n

(= correcting, rectifying) [mistake, error] → correction f

(on manuscript, homework) → correction f

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correction

n

→ Korrektion f, → Korrektur f; (of person, pronunciation, error etc also) → Berichtigung f, → Verbesserung f; (of bad habit) → Abgewöhnung f; correction of proofs → Korrekturlesen nt; I am open to correction → ich lasse mich gerne berichtigen; to do one’s corrections (Sch) → die Verbesserung machen; correction key → Korrekturtaste f; correction tape (on typewriter) → Korrekturband nt

(old, by punishment, scolding) → Maßregelung f; (by corporal punishment) → Züchtigung f; house of correction → Besserungsanstalt f

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correction [kəˈrɛkʃ/ən] n → correzione f

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correction [kəˈrɛkʃ/ən] n → correzione f

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