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Vinony

deletion

noun

  1. generic term for deletion (computer science)
  2. a type of genetic change that involves the absence of a segment of DNA. It may be as small as a single base but can vary significantly in size
  3. remove, erasure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈliːʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”). Equivalent to delete + -ion.

  1. An item that has been or will be deleted.
  2. The act of deleting.

    “The file contained errors that required deletion.”

  3. A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.

    “A genetic deletion caused the disorder.”

  4. An act of killing or murder.