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## deleteField() function

Returns a sentinel for use with  or  with `{merge: true}` to mark a field for deletion.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function deleteField(): FieldValue;
```
<b>Returns:</b>

[FieldValue](./firestore_lite.fieldvalue.md)