Definition of "correction"

The act of correcting.  examples

A substitution for an error or mistake.  examples

(chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.  examples

An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.  examples

A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.  examples

(procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted