Backspace vs Delate - What's the difference?
backspace | delate |
The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
(computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
(computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.
To carry; to convey.
* Francis Bacon
To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
* Jeremy Taylor
To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
* Bishop Burnet
To carry on; to conduct.
As verbs the difference between backspace and delate
is that backspace is (computing) to remove a character behind a cursor while delate is to carry; to convey or delate can be .As a noun backspace
is the key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.backspace
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Noun
(wikipedia backspace) (en noun)Verb
(backspac)delate
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Etymology 1
Verb
(delat)- Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated .
- when the crime is delated or notorious
- As men were delated , they were marked down for such a fine.
- (Warner)