correction
n. C / Un. a change made to fix a mistake or make something right. You might see this on a piece of homework or in a news report.
n. the act or process of rectifying an error or inaccuracy. Often used in professional contexts to describe an adjustment made to a document, a financial figure, or a physical trajectory.
I made a small correction to the final report.
The teacher wrote several corrections in red ink on the student's essay to help improve the grammar.
After the initial data entry error was discovered, the accounting department issued a formal correction to ensure the quarterly earnings reflected the true profit margins.
From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.
Countable when referring to a specific instance of fixing an error; uncountable when referring to the general process of rectifying mistakes.