different between delete vs autodelete

English

Etymology

From Latin d?l?tus, past participle of d?l?re (“destroy, blot out, efface”), from d?l?v?, originally perf. tense of d?linere (“to daub, erase by smudging”), from d?- (“from, away”) + linere (“to smear, wipe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??li?t/, /di?li?t/, /d??li?t/
• Hyphenation: de?lete
• Rhymes: -i?t

Verb

delete (third-person singular simple present deletes, present participle deleting, simple past and past participle deleted)

1. To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]

   Synonyms: erase, clear, strike, terminate, remove; see also Thesaurus:delete

   Antonyms: insert, main

2. (online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate.

Derived terms

• expletive deleted

Related terms

• deleterious
• deletion
• delible

Translations

Noun

delete (plural deletes)

1. (computing) A deletion.
   • 2003, Jeffrey P. McManus, Jackie Goldstein, Kevin T. Price, Database Access with Visual Basic .NET (page 30)

     Cascading updates and cascading deletes are useful features of the SQL Server database engine.

2. (recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
3. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete

Further reading

• deletion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Adjective

delete

1. feminine plural of deleto

Latin

Verb

d?l?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?le?

Participle

d?l?te

1. vocative masculine singular of d?l?tus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?l?.t(?)i/
• Hyphenation: de?le?te
• Rhymes: -?t(?)i

Noun

delete m (plural deletes)

1. Delete (key)

Verb

delete

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of deletar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of deletar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of deletar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of deletar

English

Etymology

auto- +? delete

Verb

autodelete (third-person singular simple present autodeletes, present participle autodeleting, simple past and past participle autodeleted)

1. (transitive) To delete automatically.

Related terms

• autodeletion