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undeletes

undeletes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undelete.

Meaning of undelete

Verb

undelete (third-person singular simple present undeletes, present participle undeleting, simple past and past participle undeleted)

  1. (transitive) To recover (a file, record, etc.) from a deleted state; restore.
    • To undelete (that's un-delete, not undulate — don't get excited) something that you deleted by accident, press Ctrl+Z. You have to do this immediately, like cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or you lose the patient.1998, David C. Kay, Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows For Dummies, page 87

Questions about undeletes

What is undeletes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Undeletes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undelete.

Words near undeletes in the dictionary

  1. undelete
  2. undeleted
  3. undeleter
  4. undeleterious
  5. undeleters
  6. undeletes
  7. undeleting
  8. undeletion
  9. undeletions
  10. undeliberate
  11. undeliberated

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