delete

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see also: Delete

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈliːt/, /diˈliːt/, /dəˈliːt/

Verb

delete (deletes, present participle deleting; past and past participle deleted)

1. To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]

   Synonyms: erase, clear, strike, terminate, remove, Thesaurus:delete

   Antonyms: insert, main

Related terms

• deleterious
• deletion
• delible

Translations

• French: supprimer
• German: streichen, löschen
• Italian: cancellare, eliminare
• Portuguese: apagar, (computer files)(Brazil) excluir, (computer files)(Brazil) deletar, (computer files)(Portugal) eliminar
• Russian: удаля́ть
• Spanish: borrar

Noun

delete (plural deletes)

1. (computing) A deletion.
   • 2003, Jeffrey P. McManus, ‎Jackie Goldstein, ‎Kevin T. Price, Database Access with Visual Basic .NET (page 30)

     Cascading updates and cascading deletes are useful features of the SQL Server database engine.

   I lost the file when I accidentally hit delete.
2. (recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
3. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete#English|Delete

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Delete

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Noun

delete (plural deletes)

1. A key that may be pressed to delete something (such as text or files) from a computer.

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