deletion

noun

de·​le·​tion di-ˈlē-shən 

dē-

1

: the act of deleting

2

a

: something deleted

b(1)

: the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome

(2)

: the mutational process that results in a deletion

Synonyms

• elision
• omission

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Consumers have the right to know what data companies collect about them, request its deletion, and opt out of data sales. —Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

This plug-and-play USB tool makes secure deletion effortless. —Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025

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. —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

Word History

Etymology

Latin deletion-, deletio destruction, from delēre

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for deletion

• accretion
• completion
• concretion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion

Medical Definition

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