erasure
🇬🇧 /ɪˈreɪʒə/
🇺🇸 /erasure/
📖 Definitions
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noun
The act of erasing or removing something written, printed, or recorded; the process of obliteration or deletion.; A mark, trace, or area where something has been erased; the spot left after erasing.; The state of being erased or obliterated; complete removal from existence or memory.; In mathematics and computer science, the removal of a type annotation or the process of converting a typed expression to an untyped one.; In logic and formal systems, the operation of removing a symbol or expression from a formula or proof.; In art and literature, a creative technique involving the selective removal of text or images from an existing work to produce a new composition.; In magnetic recording, the demagnetization of a medium to remove previously recorded signals.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable / uncountable
Plural: erasures
Collocations
erasure of dataerasure of memorycomplete erasureerasure of evidenceact of erasure
Derivatives
eraseerasererasable
Synonyms
deletionremovalobliterationeffacementexpungementelimination
Antonyms
creationadditioninsertion
Commonly confused
eraser
EN: 'eraser' is the tool used to erase; 'erasure' is the act or result of erasing.
deletion
EN: 'deletion' often implies removing something from a sequence or list; 'erasure' emphasizes wiping out or obliterating, often with a sense of finality.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember that 'erasure' ends in '-ure' (from 'erase' + '-ure'), not '-er'. Do not confuse it with 'eraser', which refers to the physical tool.
💬 Examples
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The erasure of the sensitive data from the hard drive took several hours.
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There were several erasures on the manuscript, making it difficult to read the original text.
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The erasure of indigenous cultures through colonialism is a tragic chapter in history.
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Type erasure in Java generics means that type parameters are removed at compile time.
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The erasure of the quantifier from the logical formula simplified the proof considerably.
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The poet created an erasure by blacking out most of the words on a newspaper page, leaving only a few to form a new poem.
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The erasure of the magnetic tape was necessary before it could be reused for a new recording.