dele

verb (used with object), de·led, de·le·ing.

1. to delete.

noun

2. a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.

noun plural deles

1. a sign (δ) indicating that typeset matter is to be deletedCompare stet

verb deles, deleing or deled

2. (tr) to mark (matter to be deleted) with a dele

typographer’s direction to blot out a letter, from Latin dele, imperative singular of delere (see delete).