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backward correction

[ˈbækwərd kəˈrekʃən]
nounpl: backward corrections
correção retroativa
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.
Synonyms
retroactive correctionprior period adjustmenthistorical correction
Antonyms
forward correctionprospective correction

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
correção retroativa
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
correção com efeito retroativo
More formal phrasing used in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

set the record straight
go back and fix
correct the record
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