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Subtract vs Delete - What's the difference?

subtract | delete |

As verbs the difference between subtract and delete

is that subtract is to remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number while delete is to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

As a noun delete is

an alternative spelling of Delete|lang=en.

subtract

English

(wikipedia subtract)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
    • If you subtract the $100 for gas and bridge toll, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.

    Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * subtraction

    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