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

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

One method, suggested by WIRED senior writer Lily Hay Newman, is to curate your bulk deletions by email address. —Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024

Gmail users with dormant accounts will get sent emails warning them of when any deletion will happen. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

Give consumers rights that are actually easy to exercise, like letting consumers send one deletion request to hundreds of data brokers at one time. —The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2024

This example also bears some subtle aesthetic decisions that would ruffle the feathers of the Porsche orthodox, like the deletion of rain gutters in favor of a flush roofline (gutters were vanquished with the advent of the 996 series in 1997). —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024

One of our most faithful supporters has offered to match every deletion for the next twenty-four hours on a two-for-one basis. —Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin deletion-, deletio destruction, from delēre

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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