Omission vs. Editing — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Omission and Editing
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Definitions
Omission
Someone or something that has been left out or excluded
There are glaring omissions in the report
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organisation, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete piece of work.The editing process often begins with the author's idea for the work itself, continuing as a collaboration between the author and the editor as the work is created.
Omission
The act or an instance of omitting.
Editing
To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.
Omission
The state of having been omitted.
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Editing
To prepare an edition of for publication
Edit a collection of short stories.
Omission
Something omitted or neglected.
Editing
To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable
Edited her remarks for presentation to a younger audience.
Omission
(uncountable) The act of omitting.
Editing
To supervise the publication of (a newspaper or magazine, for example).
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Omission
(uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
E&O insurance (for errors and omissions) covers both errors of commission and errors of omission.
Editing
To assemble the components of (a film or soundtrack, for example), as by cutting and splicing.
Omission
(countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.
The suspicious omissions in the new edition of the book attracted claims of censorship.
Editing
An act or instance of editing
Made several last-minute edits for reasons of space.
Omission
Something not done or neglected.
The lack of a sponge count was an omission by the surgical team.
Editing
Present participle of edit
Omission
(grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.
Editing
An act or instance of something being edited.
Omission
The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.
The most natural division of all offenses is into those of omission and those of commission.
Editing
Putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Omission
That which is omitted or is left undone.
Omission
A mistake resulting from neglect
Omission
Something that has been omitted;
She searched the table for omissions
Omission
Any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
Omission
Neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
