# redaction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈdækʃən/ · frequency rank #67,782

## Definitions
1. An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
2. The change or changes made while editing.
3. The process of editing or censoring.

## Etymology
From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/redaction