| n. | 1. | Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. |
| Noun | 1. | deletion - any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases Synonyms: omission |
| 2. | deletion - 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" | |
| 3. | deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed |