Redigeerija

Redigeerija is an Estonian term used to denote an editor. In its broad sense, a redigeerija is a person who edits or revises text to improve clarity, style, grammar, and overall quality. The role can appear in publishing, journalism, academia, and digital contexts, and it often involves tightening prose, correcting errors, ensuring consistency with house or style guidelines, and enhancing readability.

In publishing and media, a redigeerija may perform tasks such as fact-checking, clarifying ambiguous passages, reorganizing content for logical flow, and coordinating with authors, proofreaders, and designers. In academic settings, redigeerija work focuses on language quality and accuracy of expression in articles, theses, or reports, sometimes with less emphasis on substantive revisions. The exact duties can vary by organization and field.

In digital environments, redigeerija can refer to a text editor or content editor within software or content management systems. Estonian interfaces often label editing tools as redigeerija or tekstiredigeerija (text editor). The term is closely related to, but not identical with, toimetaja, which more commonly denotes a publisher or journalist with broader editorial responsibilities; redigeerija emphasizes the act of editing and language refinement. The word derives from the verb redigeerida (to edit) plus the agentive suffix -ja.