correction

noun

• the action or process of correcting something:I checked the typing for errors and sent it back for correction
• a change that rectifies an error or inaccuracy:he made a few corrections to my homework
• used to introduce an amended version of something one has just said:after today—correction, she thought grimly, after tonight—she’d never see him again
• a quantity adjusting a numerical result to allow for a departure from standard conditions.
• a temporary reversal in an overall trend of stock market prices, especially a brief fall during an overall increase:they’re still looking for the market to go up and believe we are just going through a correction
• North American or dated punishment, especially that of criminals in prison intended to rectify their behavior.