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revision - 4 dictionary results

re⋅vi⋅sion

[ri-vizh-uhn]
–noun
1. the act or work of revising.
2. a process of revising.
3. a revised form or version, as of a book.

Origin:
1605–15; < LL revīsiōn- (s. of revīsiō), equiv. to L revīs(us) (see revise ) + -iōn- -ion


re⋅vi⋅sion⋅al, re⋅vi⋅sion⋅ar⋅y, adjective


1. alteration, correction, emendation.
re·vi·sion   (rĭ-vĭzh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of revising.
  2. A revised or new version, as of a book or other written material.
re·vi'sion·ar'y adj.

Revision

Re*vi"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vision, L. revisio.]

1. The act of revising; re["e]xamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.

2. That which is made by revising.

Syn: Re["e]xamination; revisal; revise; review.
Language Translation for : revision
Spanish: contabilidad,
German: die Buchführung,
Japanese: 会計学

revision programming
A release of a piece of software which is not a major release or a bugfix, but only introduces small changes or new features.
(1996-08-04)

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