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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Signal and WhatsApp only allow deletion for your side of the conversation.
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Meta eventually rolled back some of the deletions, citing an error.
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PCMAG, 20 May 2024
Meta eventually rolled back some of the deletions, citing an error.
—Lydia Morrish, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deletion
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deletion. Accessed 29 May. 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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