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Redaction vs Summary - What's the difference?

redaction | summary |

As nouns the difference between redaction and summary

is that redaction is editing (act of editing eg a newspaper) while summary is an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

As an adjective summary is

concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.

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

    External links

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    summary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
    • A summary review is in the appendix.
  • Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
    • They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
  • (legal) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
    • Summary justice is bad justice.

    Noun

    (wikipedia summary) (summaries)
  • An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

    • Synonyms

    * upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)

    Derived terms

    * executive summary * management summary