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Record 1 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

Remove or obliterate data from a data medium.

OBS

"Delete" refers to elimination of a part or element out of a larger set of material, while "erase" refers to elimination of symbols or data elements from a medium.

OBS

The word "delete" is also the name of a function in text processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Enlever ou éliminer des données d'un support de données.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Anular, cancelar una determinada información.

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