[re.dac.tion] n [F redaction, fr. LL redaction-, redactio act of reducing, compressing, fr. L redigere to bring back, reduce, fr. re-, red- re- + agere to lead--more at agent] (1785) 1: an act or instance of redacting something
2: a work that has been redacted: edition, version -- re.dac.tion.al adj