deletion vs editing
editing vs deletiondeletion and editing both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| deletion | Yes | No | No | No |
| editing | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
editing is a hypernym of
deletion; that is, editing is a
word with a broader meaning than deletion:
- deletion: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- editing: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Other hypernyms of deletion include
redaction.
| deletion (noun) | editing (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of deleting something written or printed | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
| the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | |
| (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | |
| any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases |
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