deletede·lete /dɪˈliːt/ verb [transitiveT]1to remove something written on a list, in a document etcLibelous remarks about living people have been deleted from the document.
The company will be deleted from the S & P 500 Index.
2COMPUTING to remove a document, program etc from a computerClean up your mailbox by deleting your old emails.
—deletion noun [countableC, uncountableU]investigating the deletion of data from company files