Editing Correction fluid (section)

{{short description|Fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text}}
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[[file:Spelling Correction Example.jpg|thumb|Correction fluid can be written on after it has dried.]]
[[file:Tipp-Ex-Aqua-based.jpg|thumb|Correction fluid bottle]]
[[file:Liquid paper, picture and eraser.jpg|thumb|Correction fluid bottle]]
[[File:Penna bianchetto.jpg|thumb|Correction pen]]

A '''correction fluid''' (or '''correction liquid''') is an opaque, usually white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be handwritten or handdrawn upon. It is typically packaged in small bottles, with lids attached to brushes (or triangular pieces of foam) that dip into the fluid. The brush applies the fluid to the paper.

Before the invention of [[word processor]]s, correction fluid greatly facilitated the production of typewritten documents. One of the first forms of correction fluid was invented in 1956 by American secretary [[Bette Nesmith Graham]], founder of [[Liquid Paper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blliquid_paper.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712050653/http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blliquid_paper.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |title=Liquid Paper - Bette Nesmith Graham Invented Liquid Paper |publisher=Inventors.about.com |date=2012-04-09 |access-date=2013-03-28}}</ref> With the advent of colored paper stocks for office use, manufacturers began producing their fluids in various matching colors, particularly reds, blues and yellows.{{Not verified in body|date=June 2024}}