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- Dictionarydelete/dɪˈliːt/
verb
- 1. remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it: "the passage was deleted"
noun
- 1. a command or key on a computer which erases text: "you can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program"
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DELETE definition: 1. to remove or draw a line through something, especially a written word or words: 2. to remove or…. Learn more.
To remove (something printed or written); erase; cancel; strike out.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
DELETE meaning: 1. to remove or draw a line through something, especially a written word or words: 2. to remove or…. Learn more.
Definition of delete verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Delete means to erase. Delete has its roots in Latin and was first used to mean destroy. In modern usage, delete means to remove completely. Delete used in writing means to edit by removing, often done by drawing a line through the text to be deleted .
1. a. To cancel, strike out, or make impossible to be perceived: deleted the expletives from the transcript with a marker. b. To remove from a document or record: deleted the names from the computer file. See Synonyms at erase. 2. To remove (a file, for example) from a hard drive or other storage medium. [Latin dēlēre, dēlēt-, to wipe out.]
verb. /dɪˈlit/. delete something (from something) Verb Forms. to remove something that has been written or printed, or that has been stored on a computer Your name has been deleted from the list. This command deletes files from the directory. Delete the word “it” and insert “them.”.
6 days ago · (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it. He deleted files from the computer. American English : delete / dɪˈlit /
DELETE definition: to remove something, especially from a computer's memory: . Learn more.
