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deletion

[ dih-lee-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of deleting.
  2. the state of being deleted.
  3. a deleted word, passage, etc.
  4. Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a segment of the chromosome is removed or lost.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deletion1

1580–90; < Latin »åŧ±ôŧ³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »åŧ±ôŧ³Ù¾±Å ) a destroying, equivalent to »åŧ±ôŧ³Ù ( us ) ( delete ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Regulators added that the company was “impaired from completing improvements in its data management, access, and deletion practices†following layoffs.

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In a frenzy to ban anything deemed "DEI," the Defense Department flagged photos and articles featuring the Enola Gay for deletion from all websites and social media posts.

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Thus far, according to the litigation tracker at justsecurity.org, judges have temporarily blocked the web deletions, the funding freeze imposed throughout the government, including at the science agencies and the cuts in “indirect†funding.

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The report found there was "little to evidence a consistent and widespread knowledge, understanding, or application" of mobile messaging apps, "including rules around retention, exportation, and deletion".

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The ETH researchers found that these changes resulted in the simple deletion of thousands and thousands of DNA building blocks, known as bases.

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