Learn English – Difference between “remove” and “delete”

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I'm learning English. I have a question.

What is word appropriate remove or delete?

  • I'm deleting the data
  • I'm removing the data

What's a difference?

Best Answer

They can often function the same, but "remove" is broad, whereas "delete" is typically used in reference to computer data.

If you are talking with your colleagues about not including a chart in the next paper you are releasing, you are discussing "removing" the data. But if you sit down and hit the "backspace" key to actually erase the information, you are "deleting" it.