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Deletion Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Deletion has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"In his speech, the speaker frequently used deletion by omitting entire syllables from common words like "going.""

2

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

"The genetic mutation caused by the deletion resulted in the patient inheriting a faulty version of the gene."

3

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"

4

the act of deleting something written or printed

"The editor made several deletions to streamline the article before publishing it."

5

An item that has been or will be deleted.

"The deletion from his phone was permanent and could not be recovered."

In plain English: Deletion is when something unwanted gets removed from a list, file, or text so it no longer exists there.

"The deletion from my contact list removed his phone number permanently."

Usage: Use this term to refer specifically to an entry, file, or record marked for removal from a system rather than the act of removing it itself. It is often confused with "deletion" as a process, but strictly denotes the object awaiting deletion in technical contexts.

Example Sentences
"The deletion from my contact list removed his phone number permanently." noun
"The deletion of that extra comma made the sentence much clearer." noun
"I noticed an accidental deletion in my text message right before I sent it." noun
"His job involves handling data deletion for the company's servers." noun
See Also
point mutation mutation gap buffer adiabatic lapse rate obliteration autodeletion delete deletions
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
linguistic process mutation editing removal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
aphaeresis aphesis elision ellipsis expurgation censoring expunction

Origin

The word deletion comes from the Latin dēlētiōnem, meaning "destruction" or "effacement." It entered English as a noun formed by adding the suffix -ion to the verb delete.

Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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