English noun: erasure | |||
1. | erasure (communication) a correction made by erasing | ||
Samples | There were many erasures in the typescript. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | correction | ||
2. | erasure (communication) a surface area where something has been erased | ||
Samples | Another word had been written over the erasure. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | area, expanse, surface area | ||
3. | erasure (act) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | ||
Synonyms | expunction, expunging | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deletion | ||