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Definition of Delete
1. Verb. Remove or make invisible. "Please delete my name from your list"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Efface, Erase, Rub Out, Score Out, Wipe Off, Excise, Expunge, Scratch, Strike
Derivative terms: Deletion, Deletion
2. Verb. Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information. "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
Category relationships: Recording, Transcription
Generic synonyms: Take Away, Take Out
Specialized synonyms: Demagnetise, Demagnetize
Derivative terms: Eraser
Antonyms: Record
3. Verb. Cut or eliminate. "They won't delete the story "; "She edited the juiciest scenes"
Definition of Delete
1. v. t. To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
Definition of Delete
1. Noun. A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of Delete) ¹
3. Verb. To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer. ¹
4. Verb. (computer) To hide, conceal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delete
1. to remove written or printed matter [v -LETED, -LETING, -LETES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delete
Literary usage of Delete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"n delete an absolute version n delete a relative version n delete all historical
versions and leave the base version. Deleting the Base Version and All ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"delete this entry in DICT., and see Uta« and Clan. ... delete the entry under
this heading in the DICT., as it is imperfect and improperly arranged, ..."
3. SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute (2005)
"The following table shows the types of delete operations and their effects when
you delete versions of a generation group. The following examples assume ..."
4. A Digest of Cases Relating to Shipping, Admiralty, and Insurance Law: From ...by Reginald Godfrey Marsden by Reginald Godfrey Marsden (1899)
"Cas (4th ser.) 599." ,, 444 . . Brown v. Tanner : Reversed on another point ;
see col. 396. ,, 485 . . Harris r. Best Ryley : delete ..."
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