condense vs edit

condense

verb
  • To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume. 

  • To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state. 

  • To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation. 

edit

verb
  • To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene. 

  • To change the contents of a file, website, etc. 

  • To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video. 

  • To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing. 

  • To lend itself to editing in a certain way. 

  • To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage. 

  • To be the editor of a publication. 

  • To change a text, or a document. 

noun
  • A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software. 

  • An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing. 

  • An interruption or change to an improvised scene. 

  • An edited piece of media, especially video footage. 

  • A change to the text of a document. 

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