correction

Noun

1. The act of correcting.
2. A substitution for an error or mistake.
3. Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
   • As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and correction had conspired against from the beginning to the end. -...

   Synonyms: punishment sanction censure correction discipline penalty punition sentence

4. An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
5. A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.

   Coordinate Terms: bear market crab market

6. a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
   • I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.