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2. Proofreading - Wikipedia

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   Proofreading is an iterative process of comparing galley proofs against the original manuscripts or graphic artworks to identify transcription errors in the typesetting process. [1] [2] In the past, proofreaders would place corrections or proofreading marks along the margins. [3] In modern publishing, material is generally provided in ...

3. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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   This article is a list of standard proofreader's marks used to indicate and correct problems in a text. Marks come in two varieties, abbreviations and abstract symbols. These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin with an arrow pointing to the ...

4. Grammarly - Wikipedia

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   Grammarly is a Ukraine -founded [4] [5] [6] cloud -based [7] typing assistant, headquartered in San Francisco. [6] [8] [9] It reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and suggests replacements for the identified errors. [10] It also allows users to customize their ...

5. Copy editing - Wikipedia

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   Copy editing (also known as copyediting and manuscript editing) is the process of revising written material ("copy") to improve quality and readability, as well as ensuring that a text is free of errors in grammar, style and accuracy. [2] [3] The Chicago Manual of Style states that manuscript editing encompasses "simple mechanical corrections ...

6. Distributed Proofreaders - Wikipedia

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   PHP [1] OCLC number. 1087497129. Distributed Proofreaders (commonly abbreviated as DP or PGDP) is a web-based project that supports the development of e-texts for Project Gutenberg by allowing many people to work together in proofreading drafts of e-texts for errors. As of March 2021, the site had digitized 41,000 titles.

7. Galley proof - Wikipedia

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   Correcting after a galley proof. The Netherlands, 1965. In printing and publishing, proofs are the preliminary versions of publications meant for review by authors, editors, and proofreaders, often with extra-wide margins. Galley proofs may be uncut and unbound, or in some cases electronically transmitted. They are created for proofreading and ...