deletion
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See also: délétion
English
Etymology
From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈliːʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʃən
Noun
deletion (countable and uncountable, plural deletions)
- An item that has been or will be deleted.
- The act of deleting.
- Hyponym: redeletion
- (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
- (Internet slang) An act of killing or murder.
Derived terms
Translations
an item that has been or will be deleted
the act of deleting
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mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “deletion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.