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Meaning of soft-delete | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To remove access to (a resource), without deleting the resource itself.

Examples

“That service was criticized for soft-deleting users' files without their knowledge, meaning they were still internally able to access everything.”

CEFR level

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

soft-land soft-landed soft-landing soft-lands soft-launch soft-launched

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