Deletion

/dɪlˈiːʃən/

/dɪˈɫiʃən/

Deletion

the act of deleting something written or printed

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

synonyms : cut

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

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is removed or omitted from a word

synonyms : omission

Examples

1. Deletion is just the opposite.

2. So deletion is more complicated.

3. This command forces deletion of everything in the root directory.

4. So one or two deletions can have really big effects on the information content of the whole genome.