deletion
(noun)
noun
1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Similar word(s): omission
Definition categories: process
2. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Definition categories: event, mutation
3. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
Similar word(s): cut, excision
Definition categories: communication, editing, redaction
4. the act of deleting something written or printed