On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 23:00, Ashley Kitson wrote:
> In my Ximian mail system I keep getting messages that it is 'expunging'
> something. What on earth does that mean? I checked in my dictionary to
> no avail.
>
> Kind regards
> Ashley Kitson
>
Expunge Ex*punge", v. t. imp. & p. p. Expunged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expunging. L. expungere, expunctum, prick out,
expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to
prick, puncture. See Pungent.
1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface
designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to
expunge words, lines, or sentences.
2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as,
to expugne an offense. --Sandys.
Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
--Pope.
Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy;
annihilate; cancel.
Isn't gdict fun?
It is cleaning out all the old "deleted" stuff.
Bret
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