kəˈrekshən, rapid ˈkre- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English correccion, from Middle French correction, from Latin correction-, correctio, from correctus (past participle of corrigere to make straight, correct) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at correct
1. : the action or an instance of correcting: as
a. : the action or an instance of remedying or removing error or defect : amendment , rectification
the correction of stream pollution by the treatment of sewage
correction of inaccuracies in accounting
b. : the act or an instance of calling attention to, reproving, or punishing faults or deviations from propriety or rectitude : rebuke
kept an iron potlid by him as a projectile for the correction of Mrs. Cruncher in case he should observe any symptoms of her saying grace — Charles Dickens
c. : the action or an instance of making that right which was wrong or of bringing into conformity with a standard
the correction of injustice
small frontier corrections were made by the conference of nations
d. : the action or an instance of counteracting or neutralizing something harmful or undesirable
correction of acidity
correction of visual defects with eyeglasses
e. : the action or an instance of adjusting or altering so as to produce a particular condition or result
correction of photographic lenses
f. : a reversal of an exaggerated trend in a market or industry ; especially : a decline in market price or in business activity following a protracted sharp rise
2.
a. : something that is or should be substituted in place of what is wrong
mark corrections on an examination paper
specifically : an indication on a proof of a change to be made by the printer
b. : a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for inaccuracy in an instrument or of its adjustment) ; specifically : the quantity that must be algebraically added to the result of a measurement to obtain the correct value — compare error 5
3. : the treatment of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation
disabilities from which the field of correction has suffered — Yale Law Journal
two prison wards under the Correction Department — New York Times
— often used in plural
training in the techniques of casework, probation and parole, and the general field of corrections — L.J.Sharp
the corrections worker who has the interest and courage to look at his own work objectively — C.C.Scott
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- under correction