deletion

noun

1. 1

   the act of deleting something written or printed

2. 2

   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. 3

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

4. 4

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