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deselect
de·se·lect
[
d sə lékt
]
(
past and past participle
de·se·lect·ed
,
present participle
de·se·lect·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·se·lects
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
remove selection:
to remove selection status from an option or data on a menu or list on a computer screen
2.
U.S.
let trainee go:
to end the training of an unsuitable trainee before the training program is completed
de·se·lec·tion
[
d sə léksh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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de·se·lec·tion [ d sə léksh'n ] noun
