Deletion — synonyms, definition

1. deletion (Noun)

blotting out cut deleting effacing excision expunging obliteration omission rubbing out scratching out

deletion (Noun) — The act of deleting something written or printed.

deletion (Noun) — Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases.

deletion (Noun) — (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.

deletion (Noun) — The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage. ex. "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"

chromosomal mutation editing genetic mutation linguistic process mutation redaction remotion removal aphaeresis apheresis aphesis castration censoring censorship eclipsis elision ellipsis erasure expunction expunging expurgation