delete

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈliːt/

verb

[with object]
  • remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it: the passage was deleted
  • remove (data) from a computer’s memory: any program in memory will be deleted before the new one is loaded
  • remove (a product, especially a recording) from the catalogue of those available for purchase: their EMI release has already been deleted
  • (be deleted) Genetics (of a section of genetic code, or its product) be lost or excised from a nucleic acid or protein sequence: if one important gene is deleted from an animal’s DNA, other genes can stand in

noun

  • a command or key on a computer which erases text: you can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program

Derivatives

deletable

adjective

deletion

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'destroy'): from Latin delet- 'blotted out, effaced', from the verb delere