"course-correct" meaning in All languages combined

See course-correct on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: course-corrects [present, singular, third-person], course-correcting [participle, present], course-corrected [participle, past], course-corrected [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from course correction. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|course correction}} Back-formation from course correction Head templates: {{en-verb}} course-correct (third-person singular simple present course-corrects, present participle course-correcting, simple past and past participle course-corrected)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make adjustments to an ongoing process or project in order to achieve a desired outcome. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-course-correct-en-verb-d8G0AsT4 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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