[syn: rewrite, revision, rescript]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revision \Re*vi"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vision, L. revisio.]
1. The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review;
as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof
sheet; a revision of statutes.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is made by revising.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Reexamination; revisal; revise; review.
[1913 Webster] Revisional
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
revision
n 1: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration
and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of
his opinion" [syn: revision, alteration]
2: the act of rewriting something [syn: revision, revisal,
revise, rescript]
3: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much
better" [syn: rewrite, revision, rescript]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
revision
A release of a piece of software which is not
a major release or a bugfix, but only introduces small
changes or new features.
(1996-08-04)