Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To recover a deleted computer file on a hard drive or other storage device.
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- verb transitive, computing To
recover (a file, record, etc.) from adeleted state.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Concepts like "secure delete" are about making sure that the data is also actually erased, and concepts like "undelete" are about recovering the data before it's overwritten.
Ask Leo! 2010
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Like many Linux users, I lamented the absence of an "undelete" command.
Public marks ghis 2010
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I see the previous encumbents didn't realise there is an 'undelete' facility.
Guardian Online 2010
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Delete the photos to make the officer happy. later on "undelete" the files.
blogTO 2010
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I might be able to go on and build an "undelete" feature which would be handy for undo actions in slip cover.
Planet Ubuntu noreply@blogger.com 2010
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And if you make a mistake during the delete process, it's easier to "undelete" a photo on the PC -- just retrieve it from the Recycle Bin.
PCWorld 2010
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I see the previous encumbents didn't realise there is an 'undelete' facility.
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Some of the alternatives: delete the information from one's drive. (unlikely to be satisfactory, since 'undelete' programs are readily available) reformat the drive apply a specialized 'wiping' program (one or more times) destroy the drive physically encrypt the data on the drive then destroy the keys
Slaw 2009
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It also has good version control, allowing you to "undelete" files.
InfoWorld RSS Feed 2008
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It also has good version control, allowing you to "undelete" files.
Alanat News 2008
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