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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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delete vs remove
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Do you think delete and remove have the same meaning and interchangeable?If not, what is the difference in menaing btw them?
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Do you think delete and remove have the same meaning and interchangeable?If not, what is the difference in menaing btw them?
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They are completely different. Delete means to wipe out/erase/obliterate/destroy/remove from existance. It only really gets used with electronic information.
- They are completely different.
- Delete means to wipe out/erase/obliterate/destroy/remove from existance.
- It only really gets used with electronic information.
- You delete a file from your computer.
- /move to somewhere else.
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They are completely different.
Delete means to wipe out/erase/obliterate/destroy/remove from existance. It only really gets used with electronic information. You delete a file from your computer.
Remove means to take away/get rid of./move to somewhere else. It doesn't necessarily mean you destroy it - unless you are using it in the sense of 'removes stains'. I've got to remove th
Delete means to wipe out/erase/obliterate/destroy/remove from existance. It only really gets used with electronic information. You delete a file from your computer.
Remove means to take away/get rid of./move to somewhere else. It doesn't necessarily mean you destroy it - unless you are using it in the sense of 'removes stains'. I've got to remove th
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