soft deletion

noun

An operation in which a flag is used to mark data as unusable, without erasing the data itself from the database.

Opposite
hard deletion
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Meanings

nounsoft deletion (countable and uncountable, plural soft deletions)

plural soft deletions

  1. countableuncountablecomputingAn operation in which a flag is used to mark data as unusable, without erasing the data itself from the database.

    Antonyms: hard deletion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn operation in which a flag is used to mark data as unusable, without erasing the data itself from the database.

Opposite
hard deletion
Cite this entry
APA

soft deletion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20deletion

MLA

“soft deletion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20deletion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft deletion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20deletion.

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