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Erased vs Deleted - What's the difference?

erased | deleted |

As verbs the difference between erased and deleted

is that erased is (erase) while deleted is (delete).

As an adjective erased

is (heraldry) having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left jagged or uneven.

erased

English

Verb

(head)
  • (erase)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (heraldry) having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left jagged or uneven.

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    deleted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (delete)

    • 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