1. To alter, to change, to make suggestions for the improvement of various media presentations; such as, a book, a film, etc.: "The writer was ruthless in her editing of the manuscript of the book prior to publication."
2. Etymology: from Latin editus, past participle of edere, "to give"; from ex-, "out" + dare, "to give".

1. In television, the editing of videotape by electronic operations without cutting and splicing the tape.
2. With motion pictures, the editing of film assisted by a duplicate of the action on videotape.