deletede‧lete /dɪˈliːt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
His name was deleted from the list. I deleted the file by mistake.► see thesaurus at removeTHESAURUSdelete to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer: · I think you should delete the second paragraph.· You can delete any files that are no longer required.cut to remove a section from a piece of writing or a film: · You’ll have to cut some of your essay if it’s over 1,500 words.· A couple of scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.cross something out to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written: · If you make a mistake in the exam, just cross it out.· I’ve crossed out the names of people who can’t come.rub something out British English, erase American English to remove writing or pictures from paper with a rubber, or from a board with a cloth: · Use a pencil so you can rub out your mistakes.· I had to rub the whole thing out and start again.erase to remove sounds or pictures that have been recorded on a machine: · You can erase the tape or record over it.· Somehow all my photographs had been erased.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINdelete
Verb TableOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin deletus, past participle of delere ‘to destroy’VERB TABLE
delete
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | delete |
| he, she, it | deletes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | deleted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have deleted |
| he, she, it | has deleted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had deleted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will delete |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have deleted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am deleting |
| he, she, it | is deleting | |
| you, we, they | are deleting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was deleting |
| you, we, they | were deleting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deleting |
| he, she, it | has been deleting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deleting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deleting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deleting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Delete any files that end in ".tmp".
- I deleted that whole file by mistake.
- I think you should delete the second paragraph.
- Matt's name was deleted from the list.
- The computer automatically deletes any files you have not saved.
- But Freenet and Gnutella can not patrol the contents of their networks and delete copyrighted material.
- Can you relate this use of questions to the fact that you is deleted from abbreviated questions?
- Colin gave the wrong advice about getting floppy disc out when jammed and then I deleted the stuff off the hard disc.
- So long as it hasn't been deleted, you should even be able to recall it on line.
- That means they have to delete something else to install the new software.
- We can only hope Gilstrap won't push to have any of that text deleted.
- You can keep parts or the entire original message, including the subject-or delete the lot.
- You will first enter a new document, then learn how to delete unwanted characters and insert new ones.
THESAURUS► delete
Collocations to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer: · I think you should delete the second paragraph.· You can delete any files that are no longer required.
► cut to remove a section from a piece of writing or a film: · You’ll have to cut some of your essay if it’s over 1,500 words.· A couple of scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.
► cross something out to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written: · If you make a mistake in the exam, just cross it out.· I’ve crossed out the names of people who can’t come.
► rub something out British English, erase American English to remove writing or pictures from paper with a rubber, or from a board with a cloth: · Use a pencil so you can rub out your mistakes.· I had to rub the whole thing out and start again.
► erase to remove sounds or pictures that have been recorded on a machine: · You can erase the tape or record over it.· Somehow all my photographs had been erased.
Longman Language Activatorthings you do with a computer► enter to put information into a computer by pressing the keys: · When you have entered your credit card information, go to the next screen.
► copy to make a file, program etc that is exactly the same as another one: · Copy the files into a new folder.
► save to make a computer keep the work that you have done in its memory or on a disk: · Save your work and close down any applications that are open.
► delete to remove a piece of information from a computer's memory: · Delete any files that end in ".tmp".
► select to use the mouse to choose words or pictures on a computer screen, usually making them change colour: · To create parallel columns, press Alt-F7 and select option 4.
► scroll to move up or down through a document on a computer: scroll up/down: · Scroll down to see when the website was last updated.
► search also do a search to look for information on a computer or on the Internet: search for: · I did a search for any articles by Varenqe on the web, and I found quite a few.search by: · To find a book on our site, you can search by author, title, or subject.search something for something: · You can search the document for particular words or phrases, in order to get directly to the information you need.
► open to make a document or computer program ready to use: · Open the file called Templates.
► close to do the things you have to do when you want to stop using a document or a computer program: · Close all applications before shutting down your computer.
► click on to press a button on a mouse in order to choose something on the screen and make the computer perform a particular action: · Click on 'next' when you have finished filling out the form.
► cut and paste to remove a piece of information from one place in a computer program or document and put it in a different place instead: · It's easier if you just cut and paste the information from one page to another.
► highlight to mark words in a computer document in a different colour so that you can see them easily or to separate it from the rest of the document: · To delete a block of text, highlight it and then press Del.
► drag to move something on a computer screen by pulling it along with the mouse: · You can delete the files by dragging them into your "trash" folder.
► hack into to secretly and often illegally find a way to reach the information on someone else's computer system so that you can use, change, or damage it: · A criminal gang hacked into a credit card company's most secure files.
to remove writing, film, or music from paper, a tape etc► delete to remove part or all of a document in a computer, so that it no longer exists: · I think you should delete the second paragraph.· The computer automatically deletes any files you have not saved.
► rub out British /erase American to remove writing or pictures from paper by rubbing with a piece of rubber, or to remove writing or pictures from a board by rubbing with a cloth: · Use a pencil so you can erase your mistakes.rub something out: · I had to rub the whole thing out and start again.rub out something: · Someone had rubbed out my name.
► cross out to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written: cross out something: · She crossed out the names of people who had left.cross something out: · That's not right. Cross it out and start again.
► erase to remove writing, film, or music that has been recorded on a machine: · Is there any way I can erase this videotape so no one will see what's on it?· Somehow the magnets had erased the entire cassette.
► cut to remove a section from a computer document, piece of writing, or film: · Some of the descriptions are a bit long and should be cut.· A couple of the scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.
► edit out to remove something when you are preparing a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting. : edit something out: · If you make a mistake, don't worry - we can edit it out before the interview is shown.edit out something: · They had edited out several of the most important points in the article.
WORD SETS► Computersaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► delete an email
to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer: · I accidentally deleted your email.
► delete a file (=remove it)· I accidentally deleted the wrong file.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► character· If you delete a character by mistake, move the cursor to where it was lost and type it in again.· You can also delete characters by the word, line, or page.· Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate - by deleting final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.· You will first enter a new document, then learn how to delete unwanted characters and insert new ones.· They also want to delete the characters ARfrom each of the stock numbers.· You can delete and insert spaces created by pressing the spacebar in the same way that you delete and insert other characters.· The next job is to delete the characters ARfrom the table.
► data· Other facilities for changing, deleting and processing data are also provided.· Medium security levels can enter and delete data and low security levels can only view data.
► file· On occasion you may begin to open a file and find that you would prefer to rename the file or delete it.· Task 7 Objective To delete files Before deleting a file make sure that it is no longer required.· In addition a password file had been deleted.
► name· We would just delete the name from the index.
► text· Their purpose is to let you delete text safely or to move it around one document or between several.· But you can not insert or delete any text.· Whenever you delete highlighted text using the Del for Delete key, it disappears from the text editing window into the scrap.· These include several new ways to delete text, an improved display of codes, and an extended search option.· Letters, words or whole lines can be deleted and new texts inserted at the touch of a button.· You may later add or delete text that changes the page on which the citation appears.
► word· You can also delete characters by the word, line, or page.· A keyboard combination that saved a file in one program might delete a word in another.
VERB► add· The central processor then orders hypotheses, adds, deletes and modifies them.· You want to keep the two columns next to each other, no matter how much text is added or deleted.· You will see the directories on your disk, and can add and delete directories using the Add and Delete buttons.· It must be clear that no one has added, deleted, or modified any part of the message.· You don't want to have to reconstruct the site every time you add, delete or move a page.· The protected block will not be affected if you later add or delete lines within the block.· Each partition contains space for a finite number of items which are added and deleted in a pre-defined order.· You may later add or delete text that changes the page on which the citation appears.
His name was deleted from the list. I deleted the file by mistake.► see thesaurus at removeTHESAURUSdelete to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer: · I think you should delete the second paragraph.· You can delete any files that are no longer required.cut to remove a section from a piece of writing or a film: · You’ll have to cut some of your essay if it’s over 1,500 words.· A couple of scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.cross something out to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written: · If you make a mistake in the exam, just cross it out.· I’ve crossed out the names of people who can’t come.rub something out British English, erase American English to remove writing or pictures from paper with a rubber, or from a board with a cloth: · Use a pencil so you can rub out your mistakes.· I had to rub the whole thing out and start again.erase to remove sounds or pictures that have been recorded on a machine: · You can erase the tape or record over it.· Somehow all my photographs had been erased.