1. A correction applied to data or information that affects or modifies entries from a previous period or transaction.
The accounting department made a backward correction to adjust last quarter's financial records.
O departamento de contabilidade fez uma correção retroativa para ajustar os registros financeiros do trimestre anterior.
2. In computing and data processing, a process of rectifying errors in historical data or previous transactions.
A backward correction was necessary to fix the billing errors from the previous month.
Uma correção retroativa foi necessária para corrigir os erros de faturamento do mês anterior.