Abridged
It is a Digest.
No. A shortened version is called an abridged version.
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It means to provide an abridged or condensed version of a longer book or other text. So if you had a book that was 600 pages long, you could write a couple of paragraphs briefly describing what the book was about.
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A summary is a short version of a piece of writing. A report will have an abstract which summarizes the contents. Or better - precis (pronounced pray-sea)
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It depends on my mood. Sometimes, I prefer reading the book for a more detailed and immersive experience, while other times I enjoy watching the movie for a more visual and condensed version of the story.
That is a book in itself. Take a trip to your library, even a very condensed version would take hours to do it any justice at all.
You can use condensed milk in a fudge recipe. You will have to reduce the sugar in the recipe to account for the sugar in the condensed milk. Some fudge recipes call for condensed milk.
The RLDS Church's Book of Alma has only 30 chapters because it is a condensed version of the Book of Alma found in the Book of Mormon. The RLDS church made modifications to the Book of Mormon, including altering the chapter divisions to make it easier to read and study.