DELETION

deletion

(noun) the act of deleting something written or printed

deletion, excision, cut

(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”

deletion

(noun) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

omission, deletion

(noun) any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

deletion (countable and uncountable, plural deletions)

An item that has been or will be deleted.

The act of deleting.

(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome

Anagrams

• entoiled

Source: Wiktionary

De*le"tion, n. Etym: [L. deletio, fr. delere. See Delete.]

Definition: Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition