erasure
noun/ɪˈreɪʒə(r)/
/ɪˈreɪʒər/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the act of removing writing, drawing, recorded material or data
- the accidental erasure of important computer files
- His drawings are full of erasures and redrawn lines.
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- the act of removing or destroying all signs of something
- the erasure of the past
- the regime's erasures of history and culture
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