amount of correction

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• Correction fluid — can be written on after it has dried. A correction fluid is an opaque, white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be written over. It is typically packaged in small bottles, and the lid has an attached brush (or a… …   Wikipedia

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• altimeter correction — The amount of height that must be added to the height indicated by an altimeter to obtain true height above the sea level. The altimeter is set to the standard altimeter setting …   Aviation dictionary

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