deletion

Etymology

From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”).

noun

  1. An item that has been or will be deleted.
  2. The act of deleting.
  3. (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
  4. (Internet slang) An act of killing or murder.

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