correction in WordNet English dictionary

1. a rebuke for making a mistake
   correction  chastening  chastisement 
   
2. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
   correction  rectification 
   
3. treatment of a specific defect
   "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
   correction 
   
4. the act of punishing
   "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
   discipline  correction 
   
5. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
   "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
   correction 
   
6. something substituted for an error
   correction 
   
7. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
   correction  fudge factor