(transitive) To modify in a way that is more respectful to minorities. / (transitive) To modify in a way that conforms more to the official position of a government or political party.

(idiomatic) To acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.

plural of corrections officer

A jailer.

(uncountable) Avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude, marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.

(rare, nonstandard) Political correctness.

(astronomy) The difference between the bolometric magnitude and visual magnitude of a star

plural of political correctness

A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.

plural of correction fluid