del
/dɛl/
noun
- An abbreviation for 'delete' used in computing and editing, often as a key on a keyboard.
- The del button is usually located near the backspace key.
- Press the del key to remove the selected text.
- He hit del by accident and erased his work.
- A mathematical symbol (∇) used in vector calculus to represent the gradient operator.
- The del operator is used to calculate the gradient of a scalar field.
- Students learn to apply del in multivariable calculus.
- In physics, del appears in Maxwell's equations.