delete buttonn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈliːt ˌbʌtn/, U.S.

/dəˈlit ˌbətn/,

/diˈlit ˌbətn/

Forms: 1900s– delete button, 1900s– Delete button, 1900s– DELETE button.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: delete v., button n.

Etymology: < delete v. + button n. Compare earlier delete key n.

1. On the keyboard of a keypunch (keypunch n. 2): a key used to delete a character or piece of data recorded on a punched card; cf. delete key n. 1. rare.

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1962 D. W. Vogel et al. Computer Programming of Phase I Master Program (U.S. Federal Aviation Agency) I. 38 If the operator commits an erroneous entry and detects it immediately..he need only use the backspace key on the typewriter, depress the ‘Delete’ button on the typewriter console and continue from that point.

2. In a graphical user interface: a button (button n. 4d) which is used to delete a file or piece of data.Originally with reference to the deletion of parts of diagrams created using a graphics program and a light pen.In quot. 1966: a button on a physical interface used for this purpose, prior to the development of more sophisticated graphical user interfaces.

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1966 W. R. Sutherland On-line Graphical Specif. of Computer Procedures (Ph.D. thesis, Mass. Inst. Technol.) i. 10 One may delete a graphical entity by pointing at it with the light-pen and pressing a DELETE button.]

1970 W. B. Barker in T. E. Cheatham Information Processing Techniques for Networking & Graphics Res. (U.S. Directorate of Syst. Design & Devel.) iii. 11 To delete a node or subtree, one simply touches the ‘DELETE’ button in the upper left corner, then the node.

1985 P. J. Hayes et al. in CHI '85: Proc. SIGCHI Conf. Human Factors in Computing Syst. 173/1 Once we are satisfied with the selection of files, their actual deletion is started by pressing the Delete button with the mouse.

2013 G. Roth Unknowns (Electronic ed.) I selected the email and clicked the Delete button.

3. On the keyboard of a computer, smartphone, etc.: a key used to delete the character next to the cursor, a selected piece of text or string of characters, a piece of data, or (in later use also) a file; = delete key n. 3.

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society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > keyboard > individual keys

space bar1887

function key1930

delete key1963

esc1963

Alt mode1964

carriage return1965

return1965

return key1965

enter1966

Alt key1968

home key1968

arrow key1969

tab1969

control1976

delete1977

control key1978

cursor key1979

Alt1981

delete button1981

escape key1982

hot key1983

1981 Hist. Methods 14 59/2 Mistakes in typing can be corrected easily by simply pressing a ‘delete’ button which causes the offending character to be erased from the screen of the terminal.

2006 S. Lane et al. Using FileMaker 8 ii. 50 Press the Backspace or Delete button on your keyboard.

4. On an electronic device (esp. a digital camera) or its remote control: a button used to delete a selected file from the device's memory.

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1997 PC Mag. 23 Sept. 68/1 The delete button..does not require confirmation in order to eliminate an image.

2017 A. S. White Photographer's Guide to Sony DSC-RX10 IV vi 157/1 In playback mode, when an image or video is displayed, this button acts as the Delete button, as indicated by the trash can icon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delete button
释义	delete buttonn. Brit. /dᵻˈliːt ˌbʌtn/, U.S. /dəˈlit ˌbətn/, /diˈlit ˌbətn/ Forms: 1900s– delete button, 1900s– Delete button, 1900s– DELETE button. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: delete v., button n. Etymology: < delete v. + button n. Compare earlier delete key n. 1. On the keyboard of a keypunch (keypunch n. 2): a key used to delete a character or piece of data recorded on a punched card; cf. delete key n. 1. rare. ΚΠ 1962 D. W. Vogel et al. Computer Programming of Phase I Master Program (U.S. Federal Aviation Agency) I. 38 If the operator commits an erroneous entry and detects it immediately..he need only use the backspace key on the typewriter, depress the ‘Delete’ button on the typewriter console and continue from that point. 2. In a graphical user interface: a button (button n. 4d) which is used to delete a file or piece of data.Originally with reference to the deletion of parts of diagrams created using a graphics program and a light pen.In quot. 1966: a button on a physical interface used for this purpose, prior to the development of more sophisticated graphical user interfaces. ΚΠ 1966 W. R. Sutherland On-line Graphical Specif. of Computer Procedures (Ph.D. thesis, Mass. Inst. Technol.) i. 10 One may delete a graphical entity by pointing at it with the light-pen and pressing a DELETE button.] 1970 W. B. Barker in T. E. Cheatham Information Processing Techniques for Networking & Graphics Res. (U.S. Directorate of Syst. Design & Devel.) iii. 11 To delete a node or subtree, one simply touches the ‘DELETE’ button in the upper left corner, then the node. 1985 P. J. Hayes et al. in CHI '85: Proc. SIGCHI Conf. Human Factors in Computing Syst. 173/1 Once we are satisfied with the selection of files, their actual deletion is started by pressing the Delete button with the mouse. 2013 G. Roth Unknowns (Electronic ed.) I selected the email and clicked the Delete button. 3. On the keyboard of a computer, smartphone, etc.: a key used to delete the character next to the cursor, a selected piece of text or string of characters, a piece of data, or (in later use also) a file; = delete key n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > keyboard > individual keys space bar1887 function key1930 delete key1963 esc1963 Alt mode1964 carriage return1965 return1965 return key1965 enter1966 Alt key1968 home key1968 arrow key1969 tab1969 control1976 delete1977 control key1978 cursor key1979 Alt1981 delete button1981 escape key1982 hot key1983 1981 Hist. Methods 14 59/2 Mistakes in typing can be corrected easily by simply pressing a ‘delete’ button which causes the offending character to be erased from the screen of the terminal. 2006 S. Lane et al. Using FileMaker 8 ii. 50 Press the Backspace or Delete button on your keyboard. 4. On an electronic device (esp. a digital camera) or its remote control: a button used to delete a selected file from the device's memory. ΚΠ 1997 PC Mag. 23 Sept. 68/1 The delete button..does not require confirmation in order to eliminate an image. 2017 A. S. White Photographer's Guide to Sony DSC-RX10 IV vi 157/1 In playback mode, when an image or video is displayed, this button acts as the Delete button, as indicated by the trash can icon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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