deletes

Strikes from storage

Deletes is the verb form of delete, meaning to remove or erase something.

In computing, deletes refers to removing files, text, or data: She deletes old emails every Friday.

More broadly, anything eliminated or struck out is deleted: The editor deletes unnecessary paragraphs.

The noun delete is the key that performs this action.

digital

erases

Removes marks completely

wipes · purges · discards · uninstalls · overwrites · backspace · undo · recycle bin · shredding · scrubbing

editing

removes

Takes something out

strikes · omits · expunges · censors · expurgates · crosses out · blue-pencils · prunes · trims · scraps

exclusion

removes

Takes something out

ejects · bans · banishes · blacklists · blocks · unfriends · unfollows · kicks · boots · bars

elimination

eradicates

Destroys utterly and completely

destroys · wipes out · liquidates · decimates · extirpates · abolishes · stamps out · roots out · purges · cleanses

cancellation

cancels

Revokes or nullifies

  • annulsDeclares legally invalid
  • voidsEmptinesses or nullifies
  • revokesFormally cancels or withdraws

rescinds · repeals · invalidates · nullifies · abrogates · retracts · withdraws · reverses · negates · undoes

Categories
Opposites
data/content action

deletesadds

Joins to increase

inserts · creates · includes · inputs · pastes

preservation

deletessaves

Stores or rescues

keeps · preserves · retains · stores · archives

Phrases
Family

delete, deleted, deletion, deleting, deletions, undelete, deletable, undeleted, undeleting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G