Undelete
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To recover (a file, record, etc.) from a deleted state; restore. transitive
"To undelete (that's un-delete, not undulate — don't get excited) something that you deleted by accident, press Ctrl+Z. You have to do this immediately, like cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or you lose the patient."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"To undelete (that's un-delete, not undulate — don't get excited) something that you deleted by accident, press Ctrl+Z. You have to do this immediately, like cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or you lose the patient."
Etymology
From un- + delete.
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