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Deletion vs Delete - What's the difference?

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Delete is a related term of deletion.



As nouns the difference between deletion and delete

is that deletion is an item that has been or will be deleted while delete is an alternative spelling of Delete|lang=en.

As a verb delete is

to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

deletion

English

Noun

(wikipedia deletion) (en noun)
  • An item that has been or will be deleted.
  • The act of deleting.
  • (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome

    • delete

    English

    (Deletion)

    Noun

    (-)
    • I lost the file when I accidentally hit delete .
  • A remainder of a music or video release.

    • Verb

    (delet)
  • To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
  • (computer) To hide, conceal

    • Synonyms

    * (to get rid of) erase, strike, terminate, cease existence, remove, rub out, strike out, obliterate, cancel, cross out, score, scrub, scrap, scratch, expunge, eliminate, blue-pencil, exclude, squelch

    Antonyms

    * (to get rid of) insert, maintain

    Related terms

    * deleterious * deletion * delible