opretning

Opretning is a Danish noun describing the act or process of correcting, rectifying, or restoring something to its proper state. The word stems from a verbal core related to setting upright, repairing, or establishing, combined with the suffix -ning. The precise meaning depends on context.

In common usage, opretning denotes correcting errors or misstatements in information, texts, data, or records. It can also refer to the restoration or repair of a damaged object or the realignment of a mechanical part or structure to bring it back to correct position or function. In more technical or formal contexts, it may cover the adjustment or reestablishment of systems, procedures, or layouts after faults or changes.

Specifically, you may encounter opretning in journalism and publishing (opretning of factual errors), in accounting and administration (opretning of financial postings or entries), and in engineering or construction (realignment or straightening of components or structures). The term should be distinguished from oprettelse (establishment or creation) and from rettelse or korrektion (more common terms for correction in everyday language).

See also: rettelse, korrektion, oprettelse, genopretning.