デリート
Meanings
1
Commonly used in computing and digital contexts for removing data, files, or text. Often interchangeable with 削除 (さくじょ), but デリート carries a more technical or English-influenced tone.
Please delete unnecessary files.
Pressing this key deletes the selected characters.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をデリートするto delete something (a file, text, etc.)
I deleted the email I sent by mistake.
- 〈物〉がデリートされるfor something to get deleted (passive)
The file got deleted before I could save it.