deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən 
dē-
Examples of deletion in a Sentence
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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More importantly, developers will also inevitably leave a paper trail of credentials, application programming interface tokens and passkeys embedded in their code, which can remain exposed for years, even after deletion.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The company soon began its first large wave of email deletions, removing more than 4 million messages from its archive, according to Murdoch lawyers.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Contact Customer Support for Confirmation After initiating the deletion, contact 23andMe’s customer support for confirmation.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.
—CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The company soon began its first large wave of email deletions, removing more than 4 million messages from its archive, according to Murdoch lawyers.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Contact Customer Support for Confirmation After initiating the deletion, contact 23andMe’s customer support for confirmation.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.
—CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən
1
: the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome
2
: the mutational process that results in a deletion
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