I don't watch the office.
And actually according to that context (unless they used it wrong for the sake of comedy) they are talking about a retraction.
'Yeah, it just means whoever complained came to me later and withdrew it, so I took their name off.'
Yet Michael uses it in the context that you are speaking of. So....I'm confused about they way you use it. You didn't combine his other post with any of the info pertaining to this post, just a quote referring to the posts above and making a reference to the other post isn't a combination.
From Dictionary.com:
re·dact (rĭ-dākt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. re·dact·ed, re·dact·ing, re·dacts
To draw up or frame (a proclamation, for example).
To make ready for publication; edit or revise.
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re·dac·tion Audio Help (rĭ-dāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
The act or process of editing or revising a piece of writing; preparation for publication.
An edited work; a new edition or revision.
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noun
1. putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form [syn: editing]
2. the act of putting something in writing
