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Meaning of REVISION

Pronunciation:  ri'vizhun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
  2. [n]  something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"
  3. [n]  the act of rewriting something
 
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 Synonyms: alteration, rescript, revisal, revise, rewrite
 
 See Also: distraction, metamorphosis, modulation, piece of writing, qualification, reorganization, revising, rewriting, transfiguration, transformation, translation, writing, written material

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*vi"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vision, L. revisio.]
1. The act of revising; re["e]xamination for correction;
   review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a
   proof sheet; a revision of statutes.
2. That which is made by revising.
Syn: Re["e]xamination; revisal; revise; review.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

A release of a piece of software which is not a major release or a bugfix, but only introduces small changes or new features.

 
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