Translate delete | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of delete
verb
[with object] remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it or marking it with a delete sign:the passage was deleted (usually
be deleted)
remove (data) from a computer’s memory. (
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 remove (a product, especially a recording) from the catalog of those available for purchase:their EMI release has already been deleted
noun
a command or key on a computer that erases text.