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Discontinue vs Deletion - What's the difference?

discontinue | deletion |

As a verb discontinue

is to interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

As a noun deletion is

deletion.

discontinue

English

Verb

(discontinu)
  • To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
    • They plan to discontinue that design.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I have discontinued school / Above a twelvemonth.
  • * Daniel
    • Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.
  • * Holder
    • They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.

    Synonyms

    * terminate * break off

    Antonyms

    * continue ----

    deletion

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia deletion) (en noun)
  • An item that has been or will be deleted.
  • The act of deleting.
  • (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome