ISO 5776, published by the

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(ISO), is an international standard that specifies symbols for

proofreading Proofreading is the reading of a galley proof or an electronic copy of a publication to find and correct reproduction errors of text or art. Proofreading is the final step in the editorial cycle before publication. Professional Traditional ...

such as of manuscripts,

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s and printer's proofs.ISO 5776:1983 - Symbols for text correction
/ref> The total number of symbols specified is 16, each in English, French and Russian. The standard is partially derived from the

British Standard British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under the ...

BS-5261, but is closer to German standards DIN 16511 and 16549-1. All of these standards date from the time before

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. A second edition of the standard was published in 2016 which cancels and replaces the first edition from 1983.ISO 5776:2016 Graphic Technology -- Symbols for Text Proof Correction
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