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デリート (deriito) Japanese meaning: delete | Kotomora
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Please delete unnecessary files.
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Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 をデリートする to delete something (a file, text, etc.)
I deleted the email I sent by mistake.
〈 物もの 〉 がデリートされる for something to get deleted (passive)
The file got deleted before I could save it.
Related words 削除 is the standard Japanese verb for deleting something, used in both technical and everyday writing, while デリート is a katakana loanword mainly used for digital data and can sound more casual or technical.
消去 emphasizes erasing or wiping out data (e.g. from memory or a recording), whereas デリート is more general computing slang for removing files or text.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'delete', used primarily in computing and digital technology contexts.
