# editor (role)

a human who selects text, changes it, and orders its structure

- Computed level: L17 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [human](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-human.person), [edit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-edit.process), [select](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-select.choice), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [order](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-order.arrangement), [text](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-text.written), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement)

**Through:** a human selects from written text, applies changes, and arranges structure to form a coherent whole

**Novel properties:**
- curated content flow
- intentional textual organization
- hierarchical revision

## Examples
- Jorge Luis Borges curated stories for the 1952 anthology 'Antología de la literatura fantástica,' arranging them by theme and tone. *(literature)*
- The Linux kernel's MAINTAINERS file lists contributors who approve code changes before merging into the main branch. *(computing)*
- The Associated Press Stylebook guides journalists in revising articles for consistency, clarity, and factual order. *(journalism)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-editor.role.json*  
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