Redlining is where negotiation actually happens. The requirement that distinguishes a contract system from a document store is attribution: who proposed each change, when, and what it replaced — retained as an audit trail after execution, not just during negotiation.
Contracts
Redline
Also called: Track changes · Markup
Proposed changes to a contract shown inline with attribution, so each party can see exactly what the other altered.
Related terms
Contract lifecycle management (CLM)
Managing a commercial agreement from drafting through negotiation, execution, amendment, renewal and expiry.
e-Signature
Legally binding electronic execution of an agreement, with the signing order, identity and timestamp recorded.
Amendment
A formal change to an executed agreement, creating a new version with its own effective date.
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