erase
COMMAND IN DOS, OS/2 AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS COMMAND LINE INTERPRETERS
DEL (command); ERASE (command); ERA (command); DEL (DOS command); DELQ (DOS command); ERA (DOS command); ERAQ (DOS command); ERASE (DOS command); ERASE (CP/M command); ERA (CP/M command); DELETE (command); Erase (command); ERASE; ERASE.COM; Era (command)
[?'re?z]
¦ verb rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of.
Derivatives
erasable adjective
erasure noun
Origin
C16 (orig. as a heraldic term meaning 'represent the head or limb of an animal with a jagged edge'): from L. eras-, eradere 'scrape away'.