American English pronunciation

How to pronounce correction

IPA transcription: [kɚ'ɛkʃən]

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Noun

  • the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

  • a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

  • something substituted for an error

  • a rebuke for making a mistake

  • a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

    “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”

  • the act of punishing

    “the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received”

  • treatment of a specific defect

    “the correction of his vision with eye glasses”

Usage examples

  • Distributed data stores typically use an error detection and correction technique.
  • Previously the Cold Creek Correctional Facility was located in the area.
  • A Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional unit is incorporated within the Centre.
  • Phillips was assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, Colorado.
  • The term "retraction" carries stronger connotation than the term "correction".
  • The main industry is the State Correctional Institution - Graterford.
  • Without some form of synchronization and error correction, the data would become completely unusable.
  • "I understand," he said, meekly accepting the correction.
  • The Iowa Department of Corrections Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is in Mitchellville.
  • For the first season, each episode is updated with color correction and sound enhancement.