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  1. Is "redact" an acceptable substitute for "delete" or "omit?"

    13 The Merriam-Webster Online dictionary gives a third sense of redact: 3: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release This is now the most common meaning …

  2. Can an image be redacted, or just text? - English Language

    Jun 10, 2011 · The current use of redact often includes image redaction, especially when discussing electronic files such as Word or PDF documents. The NSA Redacting with …

  3. What is difference between editor and redactor?

    Apr 16, 2016 · The only use of "redact" I normally hear is sense 3), removing sensitive material from a document before publication or sharing, so I would think a redactor is specifically a …

  4. Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols

    I've noticed that symbols (i.e. #, $, %, !, *, etc.) are commonly used to filter profanity/foul language. Just out of curiosity, is there a specific way to do this. I've noticed sometimes there i...

  5. Obscured, obfuscated, what is the best word to use to ensure all ...

    Sep 14, 2017 · The correct word is redacted. From dictionary.com: Redact - to hide or remove (confidential parts of a text) before publication or distribution, or to examine (a text) for this …

  6. punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I assumed you would use dots to show left-out unnecessary text in a quote, such as in The definition of used oil is "oil ... that is xyz". The deleted portion is non-useful text that would …

  7. Why, in old books, are dates often given with the years redacted?

    Question: Is the word here really redact? My dictionary defines redact as edit text for publication. Is there another word that describes the action you highlight in your question?

  8. legalese - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 5, 2016 · To redact means to edit for publication. You might say sanitizing is redacting with a particular purpose. As with redaction, neither of these verbs specifically refer to the use of a …

  9. What word is used to replace a redacted name?

    Jul 29, 2018 · If a name of an military officer is redacted for security reasons, how can I replace his name with an adjective and the word 'officer' without too much hubbub? Say the original …

  10. What's a word that means to 'intentionally withhold information'?

    Aug 9, 2014 · I was reading an online editorial a week or so ago in which its author employed an awesome word, the meaning of which was "to intentionally and deliberately withhold …