Deleting means removing text from the buffer without saving it. The alternative is killing.

The removal of information, NB Some information must be deleted in a specific order, e.g. students from courses before students from the global database.

The process of permanently removing, erasing, or obliterating recorded information from a medium, especially a magnetic tape or disk, which then may be reused. In electronic records, sometimes called scratching or erasing. See also DESTRUCTION.