expression, noun
final proofreading approval; OK with corrections
Publishing term: after the author or editor finishes proofreading, they mark the manuscript as 責任校了, meaning they accept responsibility for any remaining corrections and leave them to the printer. Often abbreviated as 責了.
See also: 責了
原稿に責任校了の印を押して印刷所に送った。
I stamped the manuscript with final proofreading approval and sent it to the printer.
責任校了後は、修正があっても印刷所に任せることになる。
After final proofreading approval, any remaining corrections are left to the printer.
責了 is the common abbreviation of 責任校了, used in the same publishing context but more casual and concise.
Compound of 責任 (responsibility) and 校了 (finishing proofreading). The term is specific to the publishing industry.