soft delete

A form of soft-delete — To remove access to (a resource), without deleting the resource itself.

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Meanings

verbsoft delete (third-person singular simple present soft deletes, present participle soft deleting, simple past and past participle soft deleted)

present singular third person soft deletes · participle present soft deleting · participle past soft deleted · past soft deleted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of soft-delete
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APA

soft delete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20delete

MLA

“soft delete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20delete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft delete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20delete.

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