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  Verb:         DELETE
 
  Function:     Deletes a record from a relative or indexed file, or
                deletes files from the devices they are on.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?   RECORD   ◄FILE►
 
     ►►───DELETE file-name-1─┬──────┬───►
                             └RECORD┘
 
     ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────┬──────►
       └─INVALID─┬───┬─imperative-statement-1─┘
                 └KEY┘
 
     ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────────┬──►
       └─NOT INVALID─┬───┬─imperative-statement-2─┘
                     └KEY┘
 
     ►─┬────────────┬──►◄
       └─END-DELETE─┘
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