The act of making something right or accurate by removing errors or faults. Setting something straight or proper.
From Latin 'corrigere' meaning 'to make straight' or 'set right', composed of 'cor-' (together) and 'regere' (to rule or guide). The word entered English through Old French in the 14th century.
The phrase 'politically correct' originated in the 1930s among American Communists as a way to describe adherence to party doctrine, but didn't become widely used until the 1980s. Interestingly, correction fluid (like Wite-Out) was invented by a secretary who became frustrated with typing errors.
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