deletion

Plural: deletions

Noun

• The act or process of removing something.
• any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
• (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
  • "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"
• the act of deleting something written or printed
• An item that has been or will be deleted.
• The act of deleting.
• A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
• An act of killing or murder.

Examples

• The DELETION of a single tile can sometimes open up the entire Scrabble board for big plays.

Synonyms

cut, excision, omission