rewrite

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The night editor should make sure the reasons for the rewrite are promptly communicated to the assigning editor.

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  1. transitive verb To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise.
  2. transitive verb To put (material submitted to a newspaper or magazine) in a form suitable for publishing.
  3. transitive verb Computer Science To save (a usually altered file) over its most recent version in the same storage location.
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  • The trouble with Belegir was that he talked like a script before rewrite, and she was afraid that asking a bunch of questions now would only give him the idea she wanted to help. —  The Warslayer
  • I've asked the programmers to do a quick rewrite, and had a few moments to consider: why did MySQL insist on using the PRIMARY KEY. —  Planet MySQL
  • It seemed appropriate, but the rewrite is an improvement. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • In Martin's rewrite, the incident occurs at the King's parade when a lovely young wife's undergarments fall to the ground.
  • One of the most underated appache applications, mod rewrite has been a friend to SEO for quite some time. —  Search Engine Roundtable
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