Delete and Fail

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

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Fail and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Delete and fail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

people	delete people	fail people
rest	delete rest	fail rest
game	delete game	fail game
save	delete save	fail save
Other words: history, song, saves.

You Have Failed Me: Megabyte makes frequent references to the punishments he metes out to those who fail him, but we never do see him delete anybody for failure.

Source: Western Animation / ReBoot
In a side quest, Honest Ed makes a gamble with the player character to sell a defective Seliana album to Kaylinn... He then tells you to delete your character if you fail!

Source: Video Game / Dragon Nest
Both she and her commander, Vice-Admiral Tourville, simply fail to voice any suspicions to their superiors, and delete the data in question that might lead to a more in depth investigation.

Source: Left for Dead

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