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
Recent Examples on the Web
Meta eventually rolled back some of the deletions, citing an error.
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Lydia Morrish, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
All the deletions make the F40 supremely lithe A tubular steel chassis and the Kevlar body panels, in concert with the removal of all other non-essential bits, leave the F40’s curb weight clocking in at 2,433 pounds.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Joel asks the doctor before the big deletion, rightfully anxious about maintaining his tether to reality.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Subsequent partial gene deletions and fusions sculpted the various protein subfamilies found in rattlesnake venom metalloproteinases.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The same is true for the unencrypted originals of sensitive files, so suites that offer encryption often include a secure deletion utility.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
Eloise was diagnosed with a deletion in chromosome 8, but at the time, Richards was still navigating the best courses of care for her daughter.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
The introduction of the right to be forgotten in the EU prompted a flurry of deletion requests - but Europeans are now much happier to be found.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Teixeira was able to take advantage of Discord’s data retention policies, which automatically render most material impossible to recover upon deletion, to remove a record of some of his activity on the platform.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Lydia Morrish, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
All the deletions make the F40 supremely lithe A tubular steel chassis and the Kevlar body panels, in concert with the removal of all other non-essential bits, leave the F40’s curb weight clocking in at 2,433 pounds.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Joel asks the doctor before the big deletion, rightfully anxious about maintaining his tether to reality.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Subsequent partial gene deletions and fusions sculpted the various protein subfamilies found in rattlesnake venom metalloproteinases.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The same is true for the unencrypted originals of sensitive files, so suites that offer encryption often include a secure deletion utility.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
Eloise was diagnosed with a deletion in chromosome 8, but at the time, Richards was still navigating the best courses of care for her daughter.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
The introduction of the right to be forgotten in the EU prompted a flurry of deletion requests - but Europeans are now much happier to be found.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Teixeira was able to take advantage of Discord’s data retention policies, which automatically render most material impossible to recover upon deletion, to remove a record of some of his activity on the platform.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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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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