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| amendment |
an addition to, change to, or deletion from a document such as a legislative bill or contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| cancellation |
the act of omission, deletion, or invalidation. [1/3 definitions] |
| dele |
to mark for deletion. [1/3 definitions] |
| highlight |
in computing, to apply a format to (electronic text) that gives an appearance similar to highlighted printed text. The purpose of computer highlighting is to allow certain operations, especially the deletion of sections of text or the movement of text from one place to another. [1/6 definitions] |
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