Definitions
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- noun computing In an
email reply, material omitted from the quote of the original.
Etymologies
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Examples
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So, either the puppetmasters overlooked this bug in the MySpace system, or they intentionally left a telltale trace of the deletia the word, not me.
Rob's Friends on MySpace? Dennis 2007
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I told him about the new word I'd learned, deletia, and Dad laughed.
Microserfs Coupland, Douglas 1995
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When you get an e-mail and reply to the sender, you simply obliterate everything they sent you and then, in small square brackets, write: [deletia] It stands for everything that's been lost.
Microserfs Coupland, Douglas 1995
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However, company representatives in Canton declare that the Chinese are never sincere in their declared intentions of suppressing illicit traffic, as long as the officials issue prohibitory edicts with one hand and extend the other to receive bribes from the illegal trade. deletia
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deletia, good eye... they all seem to be missing two friends... some of the photos also show a deleted account that once left a comment.
Rob's Friends on MySpace? Dennis 2007
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