deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən 
dē-
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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The internet punishes them for being trans, and this fits an awful pattern: The increase in deletions equals more messages from con artists, and these scams are popping up more and more with the rise of artificial intelligence.
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Cherie Deville, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
The photos were retained on the local device storage due to a database corruption issue, and the bug resurfaced photos that were flagged for deletion but were not actually fully deleted locally.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 May 2024
Please be aware that information may be retained despite a request for deletion in certain situations, including where processing is required for Big Think’s compliance with a legal obligation or Big Think’s establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
—Big Think, 1 Jan. 2020
In particular, Lewis is accused of giving a green light to the deletion of millions of emails after authorities had asked for the company to retain records for its investigation.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 June 2024
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Cherie Deville, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
The photos were retained on the local device storage due to a database corruption issue, and the bug resurfaced photos that were flagged for deletion but were not actually fully deleted locally.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 May 2024
Please be aware that information may be retained despite a request for deletion in certain situations, including where processing is required for Big Think’s compliance with a legal obligation or Big Think’s establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
—Big Think, 1 Jan. 2020
In particular, Lewis is accused of giving a green light to the deletion of millions of emails after authorities had asked for the company to retain records for its investigation.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for deletion
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deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən
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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