Etymology

Noun

1. A carrying or taking away; removal.
2. The surgical removal of a body part; amputation.
3. The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping.

Noun

1. The often forceful removal (physical or otherwise) or abolition of something.
   • 2008 April 25, Martine Chouinard, "Brebis égarée", Le Devoir:

     se contentant d'annoncer que l'ablation des nouvelles permettra de voguer vers «la production d'émissions culturelles et de divertissement de qualité». — merely announcing that the elimination of news programming [on tv channel TQS] will allow it to focus on "the production of quality entertainment and cultural programming"

2. ablation
3. ablation