(n) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage, Syn. excision, cut, Example:an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors; both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
[ぬきさし, nukisashi] (n, vs) (1) addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; (2) (See 抜き差しならない, 抜き差しならぬ) making do; getting by; managing