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Meaning of Delete | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
dɪˈliːt

Definitions

  1. A deletion.
  2. A key that may be pressed to delete something (such as text or files) from a computer. The key also erases text from left to right, unlike the backspace key.
  3. A remainder of a music or video release.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Delete.
    alt-of, uncountable
  5. The delete character (U+007F or %7F).

Equivalents

Afrikaans skrap wis
العربية إحذف حذف
Български изтривам
Català esborrar
Čeština smazat vymazat
Cymraeg dileu
Ελληνικά διαγράφω καταργώ
Esperanto eksigi forigi forpreni forstreki
Suomi poistaa
Gaeilge scrios
Gàidhlig sguab às
Galego borrar sacar
Magyar tóról
Bahasa Indonesia menghapus
Íslenska fjarlægja
日本語 削除する 消す
ქართული წაშლა
ខ្មែរ លុប
Kurdî wis
Nederlands verwijderen
Polski usuwać
Português apagar deletar eliminar excluir
Română șterge
Svenska radera ta bort
ไทย ลบ
Tagalog burahin
Türkçe silmek
Українська видалити видаляти
Tiếng Việt gạch gạt bỏ xoa

Examples

“Cascading updates and cascading deletes are useful features of the SQL Server database engine.”
“One CRIA official pegs the total record sales of deletes and imports as high as 30 percent for 1976”
“The industry also continues to discuss how the new GATT will serve to prevent a flood of deletes into the market”
“Brian Robertson, president of the Canadian Recording Industry Assn. (CRIA), says the flood of deletes could be more harmful than the last wave […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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