rewriting
n. C / U B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiˈɹaɪtɪŋ// UK //ɹɪɹˈaɪtɪŋ// rewrit·ing
n. the act of writing something again to make it better or to change the information.
n. the process of revising or altering a written text to improve its clarity, style, or accuracy; also refers to the resulting new version.
The first draft of my essay needs a lot of rewriting.
After receiving feedback from the editor, the author spent three weeks on a complete rewriting of the final chapter.
In formal logic and computer science, rewriting involves a systematic process of replacing subterms of a formula with other terms according to a specific set of transformation rules.
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the general activity; countable when referring to a specific instance or a new version of a document.