editing

Plural: editings

Noun

• putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
• An act or instance of something being edited.

Verb

• prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• supervise the publication of
  • "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
• cut and assemble the components of
• cut or eliminate
• present participle and gerund of edit

Synonyms

blue-pencil, cut, delete, edit, edit out, redact, redaction, montage