差し替え
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Meanings
1
General term for replacing one thing with another, often used for physical items, documents, or components.
Please replace the batteries.
The documents need to be replaced.
2
correcting; revision (printing)
Printing term for replacing or correcting a plate, block, or digital file to fix errors.
We corrected the typo before printing.
Usage patterns
- 差し替えを行うto carry out a replacement
Since an error was found, we replaced the photo.
- 版を差し替えるto replace a printing plate (to correct an error)
A typo was found, so the printing plate had to be replaced.
- 差し替えが必要だa replacement is necessary
This part is old, so it needs to be replaced.
- 〈物〉を〈物〉に差し替えるto replace one item with another
We replaced the old article with a new one.