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Yank vs Delete - What's the difference?

yank | delete |

As nouns the difference between yank and delete

is that yank is a sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force) while delete is an alternative spelling of Delete|lang=en.

As verbs the difference between yank and delete

is that yank is to pull something with a quick, strong action while delete is to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

yank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

    • Synonyms

    * jerk, tug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pull something with a quick, strong action.
  • to remove from circulation
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

    Synonyms

    * (pull with a quick strong action) jerk, tug * (remove from circulation) pull, recall

    References

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    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