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Redaction vs Refaction - What's the difference?

redaction | refaction |

As nouns the difference between redaction and refaction

is that redaction is editing (act of editing eg a newspaper) while refaction is (obsolete) recompense; atonement; retribution.

redaction

English

Noun

  • (countable) Edited or censored version of a document.
    • The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters, the original was kept secret.
  • (countable) The change or changes made while editing.
  • (uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
    • The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject to redaction before publication under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Related terms

    * redact * redactor

    See also

    * recension

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    refaction

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) recompense; atonement; retribution
    • (Howell)
    (Webster 1913)