revdel

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noun

The action of deleting revisions of a page from public view, a function available to administrators.

“User blocked and relevant edits revdelled.”

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Meanings

nounrevdel (countable and uncountable, plural revdels)

plural revdels

  1. InternetcountableuncountableThe action of deleting revisions of a page from public view, a function available to administrators.

    Nope, it's not an edit requiring suppression as defined by that page. Perhaps we need a Wikipedia:Requests for revdel page.

    1 more example

    RevisionDelete (also known as RevDel or RevDelete) is a feature that allows administrators to remove individual entries in a page history or log from public view.

verbrevdel (third-person singular simple present revdels, present participle revdeling or revdelling, simple past and past participle revdeled or revdelled)

present singular third person revdels · participle present revdeling · participle present revdelling · participle past revdeled · past revdeled · participle past revdelled · past revdelled

  1. InternetTo delete revisions of a page from public view.

    User blocked and relevant edits revdelled.

    2 more examples

    A copy violation was added in this 2015 edit, removed in this edit, signaled in this edit, and revdeled in this edit.

    Or, if it meets none, how would it make the encyclopedia better to revdel them?

Origin

Shortened from revision deletion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

delverDevRel
Cite this entry
APA

revdel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revdel

MLA

“revdel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revdel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revdel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revdel.

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