Deletion
[dɪ'liːʃən] or [dɪ'liʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of deleting something written or printed.
(noun.) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; 'an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors'; 'both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause'.
(noun.) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.
Typist: Mason--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
Edited by Blair