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What Is Redlining?

Marking up proposed changes to a contract or document so the other side can see every edit.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Redlines are how contracts are negotiated. AI tools now propose redlines against a playbook directly in Word, which can cut review time on routine agreements, provided a lawyer reviews the suggested changes.

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Related Terms

Document comparison
Software that compares two versions of a document and shows every insertion, deletion and move.
Contract review
Reading a contract against a playbook or standard to flag risky, unusual or missing terms. Increasingly done first by AI and then checked by a lawyer.
Version control
Keeping a record of every version of a document and who changed it, so earlier versions can be compared or restored.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.