variants or delete or less commonly Delete key or Delete
computers
: a key on a computer keyboard that when pressed deletes either a selected item (such as an icon or a block of text) or the character that immediately follows the cursor in a document
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebYour touch is on the paper; handwritten words in a letter cannot disappear with a click of the delete key. Linda Solomon, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2020 Westworld season 3 ended in a rather Westworld-ian way: By hitting its narrative control-alt-delete keys all at the same time for a potential re-re-reboot of the story for next season. James Hibberd, EW.com, 4 May 2020 The caps lock key is half size, the arrow keys are surrounded by home and end keys, and worst of all, the delete key is found right next to the backspace key, with no space between them. Dan Seifert, The Verge, 2 Aug. 2019 Something like a pencil and paper, with a delete key. Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2018