Omission vs. Editing — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Omission and Editing
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Omission
Someone or something that has been left out or excluded
There are glaring omissions in the report
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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.
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Omission
The act or an instance of omitting.
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Editing
To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.
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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.
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Omission
Something omitted or neglected.
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Editing
To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable
Edited her remarks for presentation to a younger audience.
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Omission
(uncountable) The act of omitting.
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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.
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Editing
To assemble the components of (a film or soundtrack, for example), as by cutting and splicing.
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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.
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Editing
An act or instance of editing
Made several last-minute edits for reasons of space.
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Omission
Something not done or neglected.
The lack of a sponge count was an omission by the surgical team.
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Editing
Present participle of edit
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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.
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Editing
An act or instance of something being edited.
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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.
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Editing
Putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
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Omission
That which is omitted or is left undone.
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Omission
A mistake resulting from neglect
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Omission
Something that has been omitted;
She searched the table for omissions
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Omission
Any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
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Omission
Neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
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