Associations to the word «Delete»

Wiktionary

DELETE, noun. Alternative letter-case form of Delete
DELETE, noun. A remainder of a music or video release.
DELETE, verb. To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
DELETE, verb. (computer) To hide, conceal
DELETE, noun. A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer.

Dictionary definition

DELETE, verb. Remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list".
DELETE, verb. Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?".
DELETE, verb. Cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats