1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   erasure; deletion; elimination; clearing

2. 2.

   elimination (of variables)

3. 3.

   extinction

Example sentences

• 一番下の背景レイヤーを消去します。

  Remove the lower-most background layer.

• 「なんで私？」「消去法で仕方がなかったから」

  "Why me?" "Because, by process of elimination, there was no other choice."