A Delete Command is an explosive device, usually hidden inside another seemingly harmless device or machine, designed to detonate after a specific amount of time. Delete Commands are disguised bombs that can function independently, or be triggered remotely and therefore, are extremely dangerous; anything caught inside their blast radius is erased and the burst of energy causes a tear. The most destructive of these commands are capable of damaging a System Operating Core, leading to the annihilation of the entire System and its inhabitants.