noun

• (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
  "He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far."
• (Internet, specifically) A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
  "a basketball edit, a Thor edit"
• (comedy) An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
• (genetics) An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.

verb

• (transitive) To be the editor of a publication.
  "He edits the Chronicle."
• (computing) To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
  "Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles."
• (biology) To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
  "Today, the technology to edit genomes is limited in the number of changes that can be made at once, which is probably one reason why the Harvard team focused on only 14 genes."
• (comedy) To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
  "A good rule of thumb is to edit a scene before you think, "Gosh, somebody should edit this scene.""