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Correction vs Modification - What's the difference?

correction | modification |

As nouns the difference between correction and modification

is that correction is the act of correcting while modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified.

correction

English

Alternative forms

* correxion (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of correcting.
  • A substitution for an error or mistake.
  • Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
  • An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
  • A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.

    • Derived terms

    * correction centre, correction center * correction fluid * hypercorrection

    modification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
  • an alteration or adjustment to something
  • * Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
  • a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
  • * Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.
  • (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
  • * The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .
  • (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )

    • Related terms

    * modify * modifier

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