Compilation or editing — the act of collecting and putting together texts/materials; also used for an assembled section.
この辞典の編を担当したのは若い研究者たちだ。
The compilation/editing of this dictionary was handled by young researchers.
資料を編んで一冊の報告書にまとめた。
They compiled the materials and put them together into a single report.
このテキストの最後には編者のあとがきがある。
At the end of this text there is an editor's afterword.
A counter/suffix for parts or volumes of a text (e.g., 'Volume 1', 'Part 3').
この小説は全四編で構成されている。
This novel is composed of four volumes/parts.
第2編では主人公の過去が明らかになる。
In Part 2 the protagonist's past is revealed.
A completed literary work or a single piece (as in 'short story' or 'novel').
彼女は短編で注目を集めた作家だ。
She is a writer who gained attention for her short stories.
次の編では新しい登場人物が現れるだろう。
New characters will probably appear in the next installment.