# What does delete do?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-delete-do/173685>\
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**Created:** [December 28, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-delete-do/173685 "2005-12-28T17:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mad\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mad\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mad_man)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-delete-do/173685/1 "2005-12-28T17:09:15Z")

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i have seen alot of delete this;  
does that deconstruct an object? and if u use that is that object gone for ever?