English dictionary

deletion

/d/I/'l/i//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

noun.process

Synonyms omission

Source: WordNet 3.0
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

noun.communication

Examples
An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors.

Synonyms cut excision

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of deleting something written or printed

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.

noun

Source: webster1913