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What's the rule for adding -er vs. -or when nouning a verb?
Assuming it would even be a word, how would I describe someone or something that "deletes": deleter or deletor?
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RegDwight, closer, shouldn't you link to the exact duplicate? – Josh M. Mar 10 '12 at 00:24
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2The link is just above your question. – Matt E. Эллен Mar 10 '12 at 08:17
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1Deleter – Timmmm Sep 05 '18 at 14:23
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I have not found either word in a dictionary, nor am I familiar with them in everyday English.
You could use eraser.
a person or thing that erases.
Where erase means, among other things:
To remove (data) from computer storage.
But as FumbleFingers says, it makes more sense to name it after the whole function of the object. E.g. File eraser.
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3I don't think I'd even recommend OP to use eraser. It's so commonly used to mean either the plastic/rubber thingy you use to erase pencil marks on paper, or the cloth/felt pad for erasing chalk marks on a blackboard, that any other usage would probably look odd. I'd stick to using the appropriate descriptive phrase for the exact context. It's the erase head on magnetic tape recorders, for example. – FumbleFingers Mar 09 '12 at 23:01
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Actually, 'eraser' is particularly a US English and possibly Canadian English term, for what's called a 'rubber' in most other forms of English. – Michael Scheper Oct 09 '15 at 22:51
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Sure, but rub out is not an idiomatic way to say you are deleting something. I only works in contexts with a physical action, like on a white board, or a piece of paper. – Matt E. Эллен Oct 10 '15 at 08:40
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