In plain English
This means taking one specific electronic message out of the place where it is being kept. Once it is removed from that stored location, it is no longer kept there.
In context
Here, it instructs the user to remove that particular electronic message from where it is stored so that it is no longer kept there.
- Situation
- Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
- What it communicates
- instructs the user to remove the message.
Meaning limits
The term alone identifies removing the message from its stored location, but it does not say whether that removal can be reversed.
Examples
“After noting the address, she deleted the message from her inbox but kept the rest of the thread.”
“If the notice arrived twice, delete the message with the earlier time.”