The process of reading and marking corrections on a proof — a trial copy of the text of articles, books, or other material to be published — is called proofreading. In most methods of printing, a special copy of the printed material is prepared at an early stage in the process while changes can still be made with relative ease. This copy, called a proof, is checked carefully for accuracy. The term proofreading is also used outside the field of publishing to describe the checking of a writer's own work. Before handing in a school paper or a class assignment or sending a letter, careful writers proofread their work. First, writers read for sense — to make sure that the written work says what they meant it to say — but they also read to see that the mechanics — grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling — are correct. Proofreading dates from the early days of printing. In traditional practice, proofs were made first from a galley, a long tray holding a column of type, and the proofs were called galley proofs. The term galley is still often used for the first copy produced in photocomposition and other forms of typesetting that do not involve metal type.
Reading copy carefully and making necessary corrections in typography.
The process of reading composed copy in order to identify and correct errors.
The correction of an error in DNA replication just after an incorrectly paired base is added to the growing polynucleotide chain.
A check of literary selections against their sources; a review of pages (in both print and electronic versions) to ensure that all corrections have been made and composition is accurate.
When typesetting a translated text, it is advisable to let the translator who performed the translation proofread the typeset document, especially when the text is written in a language foreign to the typesetter.
A final proofing of the manuscript, usually focused on cleaning up any typographical errors before the manuscript is typeset.
Visually checking content to ensure that it is correct, meaningful and is in the correct layout and style. Errors can be marked to British Standard 5261 ‘Marks for copy preparation and proof correction’.
the activity of reading a piece of written work in its final stages, e.g. an essay, in order to identify and mark errors for correction
Readthrough of typeset material to ensure that content matches the book's manuscript. Incorrect grammar, punctuation, spelling or usage, is queried to the editor.
Proofreading means the critical revision of a text. In translation, this task mainly consists of checking aspects of spelling, grammar and syntax plus the general coherency and integrity of the target text. Proofreading constitutes the translator's quality assurance; a factor that is always necessary within a purely human procedure. Proofreading should always be carried out by an experienced translator.
The correction of errors that occur during DNA replication, RNA transcription, and protein synthesis.
The process of carefully reviewing a proof copy for any needed corrections.
this is the final check to make certain that everything in a writer's piece is complete and correct. It includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, capitalization, page set-up and spacing.
verifying that text has been entered correctly, as well as looking for spelling and punctuation errors.
Careful and detailed reading of copy to identify and correct typographical mistakes
Standard service offered by Wordbank as part of our four-stage localization process. The Proofreader is briefed to check for typos, misspellings, hyphenation breaks (on typeset copy), and other language-specific issues. They are not required to check against the source text. Editorial changes are usually not allowed when proofreading a file - in general, proofread files have been locally approved and the proofreading stage is designed to make sure that the language content of a file is without errors. However, when a grave error occurs it is up to the proofreader to point it out - this is normally the last stage where a native speaker checks the file before delivery.
The process by which a galley proof is compared to the customer's copy and the style copy for accuracy before being presented to the client.
Checking of proofs for quality and accuracy.
Reading copy, usually against the manuscript, to check the accuracy of editing and typesetting. Publications are checked for both the contentual and grammatical accuracy, and also the aesthetic appeal.
Searching for and correcting typographical and mechanical errors at the proof level, before your manuscript goes to the printer. Proofreading has come to be known as finding and correcting errors at any time and in any document, not just in a book proof.
Detailed checking of typeset copy against the edited manuscript before printing.
an essential part of rewriting, is a thorough, careful review of the final draft of an essay or story that ensures that all errors have been eliminated. Purpose
refers to any mechanism for correcting errors in protein or nucleic acid synthesis that involves scrutiny of individual units after they have been added to the chain.
(a.k.a. Proofing) the final stage of editing the manuscript that takes place in-house after copyediting. Proofreaders check for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that have been missed, as well as for errors in cover copy, ad copy, running heads, and pagination.
The checking of typeset proofs for accuracy.
A service which is equivalent to the traditional "proof-checking" and therefore only checks the formal and graphic aspects of the translation.
examining a printed piece for typesetting errors.
Reviewing your final copy of a paper for accuracy; checking your latest version of a paper against the version with editorial changes marked to ensure that you have inserted all corrections
Checking the final draft of a paper to eliminate typographic, spelling, punctuation, and documentation errors.
Proofreading traditionally means reading a proof copy of a text in order to detect and correct any errors. Modern proofreading often requires reading copy at earlier stages as well.