correction
noun
cor·rec·tion
kə-ˈrek-shən 
1
: the action or an instance of correcting: such as
a
b
: rebuke, punishment
c
: a bringing into conformity with a standard
d
: neutralization, counteraction
correction of acidity
2
: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise
3
a
: something substituted in place of what is wrong
marking corrections on the students' papers
b
: a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)
4
: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation
also
: the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy
—usually used in plural
Examples of correction in a Sentence
The teacher marked corrections on his students' tests.
Please make corrections before handing in your compositions.
the correction of your mistakes
people in need of vision correction
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This created a feedback loop: the robot made increasingly aggressive corrections, resulting in the violent flailing seen in the video.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Meanwhile, paper filers must account for potential delays of several additional weeks, particularly if their return requires manual correction or verification.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
The county’s entrepreneurship center will now be funded through detainee commissary funds, like other programs the sheriff’s office runs, and through the office’s corrections budget, according to Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In 1997, after Mr. Kerik had risen through the ranks of the Police Department from a street cop in Times Square and narcotics investigator, Mr. Giuliani promoted him to correction commissioner.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Meanwhile, paper filers must account for potential delays of several additional weeks, particularly if their return requires manual correction or verification.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
The county’s entrepreneurship center will now be funded through detainee commissary funds, like other programs the sheriff’s office runs, and through the office’s corrections budget, according to Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In 1997, after Mr. Kerik had risen through the ranks of the Police Department from a street cop in Times Square and narcotics investigator, Mr. Giuliani promoted him to correction commissioner.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correction. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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correction
noun
cor·rec·tion
kə-ˈrek-shən
1
: the action or an instance of correcting
2
: a change that makes something right
3
: punishment intended to correct faults of character or behavior
Medical Definition
correction
noun
cor·rec·tion
kə-ˈrek-shən
: the action or an instance of correcting or neutralizing a harmful or undesirable condition
correction of acidity
correction of visual defects with glasses
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