Berichtigung, Verbesserung.
ETYM French amendement, Late Lat. amendamentum.
1. A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.).
2. The act of amending.
ETYM Latin correctio: cf. French correction.
1. The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; SYN. correcting, rectification.
2. Treatment of a specific defect.
3. Something substituted for an error.
4. A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure; SYN. fudge factor.
5. A rebuke for making a mistake; SYN. chastening, chastisement.
ETYM Old Eng. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. Eng. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.
(Irregular plural: patches).
A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole.