copyedit

Etymology
Back formation from.

Verb

 * 1)   To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

Usage notes

 * Of the alternative forms, copyedit is most common, followed by copy edit and copy-edit.
 * In the American corpus, copyedit is an undisputed leader. In the British corpus, it is a tie between copyedit and copy-edit.
 * Verb copyedit is in Merriam-Webster, AHD and Collins.
 * Verb copy edit is in Merriam-Webster, AHD and Cambridge.
 * Verb copy-edit is in AHD, Cambridge, Collins, Oxford Learner's, OED and Longman.
 * The verb forms are indicated as mainly U.S. in Cambridge and Collins.
 * Use of copy editor and copyeditor predates use of copy edit and copyedit.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 審稿,
 * Finnish:, kielentarkistaa,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: olvasószerkesztést végez, olvasószerkesztőként nyomtatásra/kiadásra előkészít
 * Manx: fo-eagree
 * Norwegian: gjøre korrektur,
 * Polish:, zaadiustować, zadiustować
 * Welsh: golygu copi

Noun

 * 1) The process or act of copyediting a document.
 * 2) The result of copyediting a document.
 * 3) A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
 * 1) The result of copyediting a document.
 * 2) A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
 * 1) A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.

Usage notes

 * In noun usage, the form copyedit is most common, followed by copy edit and then the much less common copy-edit.