delete key

computer keyboard key used to delete the character succeeding the cursor
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delete key

Summary

delete key is a computer key[1]. It draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (computer_key category, ranking #10 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • delete key's image is recorded as Entfernen-Taste.jpg[3].
  • delete key's image is recorded as Delete key.jpg[4].
  • delete key's instance of is recorded as computer key[5].
  • delete key's Commons category is recorded as Delete key[6].
  • delete key's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/067dsx[7].
  • delete key's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Del'}[8].
  • delete key's different from is recorded as nabla operator[9].
  • delete key's icon is recorded as U+2326.svg[10].

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Designation and Status

delete key's instance of is recorded as computer key[5].

Why It Matters

delete key draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (computer_key category, ranking #10 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

It has been cited as an influence by Lua[13], a functional programming language[14], founded in 1993[15].

FAQs

Who did delete key influence?

delete key has been cited as an influence by Lua[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). delete key. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/delete-key
MLA “delete key.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/delete-key.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_delete-key_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{delete key}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/delete-key}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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