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The person who supervises the content of a newspaper, magazine, journal, or other periodical; and in some cases, the person who is also responsible for its publication. Also, a person who prepares the works of authors for publication. An editor may be responsible for selecting material included in an anthology or collection, and for preparing copy for the printer, including the annotation of the text, verification of the accuracy of facts and bibliographic citations, and the addition of an introduction and notices. Periodicals and multi-volume reference books often have a general editor who supervises the work of an editorial staff. In larger publishing houses, the editing process may be divided into separate functions, with a different person in charge of each: acquisition editor - recommends works to the publisher; author's editor - assists the author in preparing the work for acceptance; manuscript editor - assists the author in organizing and shaping the accepted work; contributing editor - writes regular feature, advises on management, lends prestige; copyeditor - perfects details of grammar and style, fact checks; managing editor - coordinates resources required for publication, develops the publication schedule; production editor - oversees the transition from editorial process to production (printing, binding, distribution). Also, a device for editing film, tape, computer files; see text editor, DTP, word processor.
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