"undelete" meaning in All languages combined

See undelete on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: undeletes [present, singular, third-person], undeleting [participle, present], undeleted [participle, past], undeleted [past]
Etymology: un- + delete Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|delete}} un- + delete Head templates: {{en-verb}} undelete (third-person singular simple present undeletes, present participle undeleting, simple past and past participle undeleted)
  1. (transitive, computing) To recover (a file, record, etc.) from a deleted state; restore. Wikipedia link: undeletion Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: undeletion

Inflected forms

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