delete vs erase

delete

verb
  • To kill or murder. 

  • To defeat or dominate. 

  • To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. 

noun
  • A remainder of a music or video release. 

  • The delete character (U+007F or %7F). 

  • A deletion. 

erase

verb
  • To kill; assassinate. 

  • To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play 

  • To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite. 

  • To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize. 

  • To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society. 

  • to remove markings or information 

  • To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information). 

noun
  • The operation of deleting data. 

How often have the words delete and erase occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )