"soft deletion" meaning in All languages combined

See soft deletion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: soft deletions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} soft deletion (countable and uncountable, plural soft deletions)
  1. (databases) An operation in which a flag is used to mark data as unusable, without erasing the data itself from the database. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Databases
    Sense id: en-soft_deletion-en-noun-hPaCW-xp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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