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Terminology: Really Delete vs set IsDeleted ("soft delete") flag

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I have a site where a regular user can delete records, where what happens is that an IsDeleted flag gets set. On administrative pages, a privileged user can delete records where an actual SQL DELETE permanently discards such records. The difference is important for obvious reasons, and I want to use a consistent term to refer to the one form of deletion vs. the other. I've been playing with the words Remove, Delete, Discard and possibly Recycle, and Archive.

My question is: are there standard user-facing terms that distinguish these two behaviors?


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