⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: P. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ⚫ England. ↂ EndNote. {q} NS: BPM. Proofreading. Process by which transcription errors in a written or printed material are detected and removed Professional[edit] Traditional method[edit] Alternative methods[edit] "Copy holding" or "copy reading" employs two readers per proof. The first reads the text aloud literally as it appears, usually at a comparatively fast but uniform rate. Experienced copy holders employ various codes and verbal shortcuts that accompany their reading.
"Double reading" is when a single proofreader checks a proof in the traditional manner and then another reader repeats the process. Checklists[edit] Proofreaders are expected to be consistently accurate by default because they occupy the last stage of typographic production before publication. Checklists are common in proof-rooms where there is sufficient uniformity of product to distil some or all of its components into a list. Proofreading and copy-editing[edit] The term "proofreading" is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to copy editing, and vice versa.