The words delete and remove are near synonyms but are not
interchangeable.
For search purposes, delete, remove and trash should usually be
treated as synonyms to improve findability for users who are not making fine distinctions
as to
meaning.
The related term archive is well understood to mean storing the item for possible later
reference while rendering it generally unavailable for use.
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Use delete to mean — practically or technically — destroying an item.
In many cases it is useful that deletion is not immediately permanent, but use
delete if the intent of the action is to destroy an item.
Do Delete assignments that you are no longer using in any of your classes.
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Use remove to mean taking an item out of its container.
Remove actions do not result in destruction of the item, but only its unavailability
in the specified container.
Do Remove assignments from your class that are not needed for the learning objectives.