delete
verb
/diˈliːt/
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/dəˈliːt/
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/dɪˈliːt/
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- To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
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löschen,
streichen
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Delete
noun
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- (computing) 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.
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Entfernen
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deletion
noun
/dɪˈliːʃən/
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- (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
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Deletion
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- The act of deleting. [c. 1600]
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Löschung
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