delete

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English

Etymology

From Latin dēlētus, past participle of dēlēre (“destroy, blot out, efface”), from dēlēvī, originally perf. tense of dēlinere (“to daub, erase by smudging”), from dē- (“from, away”) + linere (“to smear, wipe”). Original sense first appears c. 1495. In common use for ordering the absence of features of products (such as automobiles) in the 1960s. Computing sense, including the noun form, first appears c. 1977 in Software: Practice & Experience. Not related to deleterious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈliːt/, /diˈliːt/, /dəˈliːt/
• Hyphenation: de‧lete
• Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

delete (third-person singular simple present deletes, present participle deleting, simple past and past participle deleted)

1. (transitive) 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; see also Thesaurus:delete

   Antonyms: insert, maintain, restore, stet
2. (online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate.
3. (transitive, slang) To kill or murder.

Derived terms

Related terms

• deletion
• deleter
• delible
• self-delete

Descendants

• → Portuguese: deletar, delete

Translations

Noun

delete (plural deletes)

1. (computing) A deletion.
2. (recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
3. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete
4. (computing) The delete character (U+007F or %7F).

Further reading

• deletion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Adjective

delete f pl

1. feminine plural of deleto

Anagrams

• ledete

Latin

Verb

dēlēte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēleō

Participle

dēlēte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēlētus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English delete.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧le‧te

Noun

delete m (plural deletes)

1. Delete (key)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧le‧te

Verb

delete

1. inflection of deletar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative