стира́ние — meaning in English

English meaning

• attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
• deletion noun An item that has been or will be deleted.

Senses

стира́ние is used for these senses in English:

• attrition Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
• deletion The act of deleting. [c. 1600]
• erasure The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.

attrition — full definition

1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

deletion — full definition

1. noun An item that has been or will be deleted.
2. noun The act of deleting.
3. noun A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
4. noun An act of killing or murder.

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