deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən 
dē-
Examples of deletion in a Sentence
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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Woods was charged Tuesday with 102 felony counts in connection with longstanding and widespread manipulation, deletion and alteration of DNA testing data during her 29-year career with the CBI.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Giveaway Entities assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of Entries.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Ensuring data redundancy—storing backup copies in different locations—helps protect against system failures, cyberattacks or accidental deletions.
—Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The law also created a 10-day public inspection period during which any voter may file a legal challenge to the stated reasons for the recall, seeking amendments or deletions.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Giveaway Entities assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of Entries.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Ensuring data redundancy—storing backup copies in different locations—helps protect against system failures, cyberattacks or accidental deletions.
—Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The law also created a 10-day public inspection period during which any voter may file a legal challenge to the stated reasons for the recall, seeking amendments or deletions.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deletion. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən
1
: the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome
2
: the mutational process that results in a deletion
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