noun
deletion
dih-LEE-shun/dɪˈliːʃn/
The removal or absence of part of something.
The eraser's deletion of the pencil marks leaves a clean gap on the paper.
Etymology
The pieces name an act of wiping away, with the underlying verb referring to erasure by smudging wax writing. Deletion carries that erasing action into the removal of written, recorded, or stored material.
In context
when I call delete passing in a string ID it executes this thing the rest template goes off it goes in delete something and when it returns that deletion has completed
More examples
- Please review all deletions before approving the final draft.
- An accidental deletion leaves a gap in the records.
- The test reveals a small deletion in the gene.
Forms
deletion · deletions
delete verb — To remove something from a larger whole.
Similar words
- removal
- Covers taking away whole objects as well as parts.
- omission
- Emphasizes something left out, whether intentionally or accidentally.
- excision
- Suggests deliberately cutting out a specific part or passage.