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By annotating, rewording and/or other modifications such as:

  • expanding first uses of acronyms
  • title casing names, book/article titles
  • adding footnotes with references for published mentions

Example of original text:

A DJP as described in air matters travels at 80km/h.

Modified text:

A Dynamic Jet Projectile (DJP) as described in Air Matters travels as fast as an inner city train (or 80km/h).

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    Perhaps 'Making the text more (or readily) accessible'?
    – Livrecache
    Commented Jan 30, 2018 at 6:14
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    Making the text clear and easy to read. Or clear, and a pleasure to read.
    – Jelila
    Commented Jan 30, 2018 at 6:24
  • prettify. just joking
    – user99677
    Commented Jan 30, 2018 at 15:00

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It sounds to me as if you're looking for the name of the process. Saying an author 'revises' or makes revisions to a their own draft may suit your need.
You could say others help with revisions, but if they are improving a document up to its final version you would say they 'edit' it.

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Demystifying. As well as providing an accessible and comprehensible quantified comparison.

An obscure TLA would indeed be mystifying to most general readers. Hence the second draft is an improvement, targeted at that audience.

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You might call this converting (or translating) the text into "plain language." https://www.plainlanguage.gov/about/definitions/

The Plain Writing Act of 2010 defines plain language as:

Writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience.

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