deletion
noun
de·le·tion
| \ di-ˈlē-shən
, dē-\
, dē-\
Definition of deletion
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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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Livestreams are similarly scanned for third-party content, something that can result in a full copyright strike and the deletion of an account once a user reaches three strikes. — Emily Gera, The Verge, "Record labels have a new target: streamers and gamers," 26 July 2019 The report also makes no mention of Mueller playing any role in the deletion of texts. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Trump attacks Mueller after hearing he will testify before House," 26 June 2019 Users who violate the guidelines will be banned from commenting, with their previous comments subject to deletion. — Los Angeles Times, "Commenting guidelines," 16 July 2019 In response, Mitalipov’s group did a follow-up experiment to show that their embryos didn’t have the deletions. — Anna Groves, Discover Magazine, "Human Gene Editing is Controversial. Shoukhrat Mitalipov Isn't Deterred," 15 Apr. 2019 But since there’s no such thing as a quiet deletion when people are watching online, the incident became fodder for another outbreak of partisan warfare. — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, "Some journalists wonder if their profession is tweet-crazy," 29 Jan. 2019 Brewer fielded the ball and threw home when the lead runner, Jonathan Schoop, broke for home, resulting in a brief rundown that resulted in Schoop’s deletion from the bases for the second out. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox win sixth in a row, but blanking mighty Twins was impressive," 17 June 2019 Additionally, file deletions won’t sync between the two. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Google is ending integration between Google Photos and Drive because apparently it’s too confusing," 12 June 2019 Lori acknowledged the deletions in a letter to members of the West Virginia diocese and an interview with The Baltimore Sun. — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Catholic church reform advocates criticize Lori for deleting mention of bishop's gifts in report to Vatican," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deletion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deletion
deletion
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de·le·tion
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Kids Definition of deletion
1
: an act of taking out
The deletion of the file was a mistake.
2
: something taken out
deletion
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de·le·tion
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Medical Definition of deletion
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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