Usually means: Command to delete files, directories.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word rm:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. rm: Merriam-Webster
  2. RM, rm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Rm, rm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. rm: Collins English Dictionary
  5. RM, Rm, Rm, Rm, rm, rm, rM: Wordnik
  6. RM, rm: Wiktionary
  7. rm: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. rm: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. RM: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. r.m, rm, rm: Dictionary.com
  11. RM (disambiguation), RM (mixtape), RM (rapper), RM, Rm (Unix), Rm, The R.M: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Rm: Rhymezone
  13. RM, rm, rm: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  14. Rm, rm: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Computing (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. RM: Netlingo
  2. rm: CCI Computer
  3. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  4. RM, Rm (Real Media), .rm: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. RM: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. R.M, rm: Urban Dictionary

Tech (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. RM: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING
  2. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  3. Locksmith Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms: Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations (No longer online)
  5. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Rm)

noun:  (historical) Initialism of reichsmark. [(historical, numismatics) The monetary unit in Germany between 1924 and 1948.]
noun:  Initialism of Resident Magistrate.
noun:  (historical) Initialism of Roman month. [(now historical) A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM.]
noun:  (typography) Initialism of right margin.
noun:  (Mormonism) Initialism of returned missionary.
noun:  (military) Initialism of radio material.
noun:  (religion) Initialism of religious movement.
noun:  Initialism of Routemaster. A type of London bus.
noun:  Initialism of ring modulation. [(electronics) A signal processing function in which two signals (typically a complex signal and a less complex carrier such as a sine wave) are combined to yield an output.]
noun:  Abbreviation of regional municipality. [(Canada) A type of municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary depending on the place.]
noun:  Abbreviation of room. Often visible on moving boxes. [(now rare) Opportunity or scope (to do something).]
noun:  (British) Initialism of Royal Marines. [The amphibious force or marine corps of the United Kingdom.]
noun:  (British) Initialism of Royal Mail. [The national postal service of the United Kingdom.]
noun:  Initialism of Research Machines.
noun:  Initialism of Republic of Macedonia. [The former constitutional name of the Republic of North Macedonia]
noun:  (soccer) Initialism of Real Madrid.
verb:  (computing, Unix) Abbreviation of remove. [(transitive) To delete.]
noun:  Initialism of right margin.
noun:  (Mormonism) Initialism of returned missionary.
noun:  Abbreviation of room. [(now rare) Opportunity or scope (to do something).]
verb:  (computing, Unix, sometimes uppercase) Abbreviation of remove. [(transitive) To delete.]

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