### 11.2 DELETE VARIABLES

    DELETE VARIABLES var_list.

`DELETE VARIABLES` deletes the specified variables from the dictionary. It may not be used to delete all variables from the dictionary; use `NEW FILE` to do that (see NEW FILE).

`DELETE VARIABLES` should not be used after defining transformations but before executing a procedure. If it is used in such a context, it causes the data to be read. If it is used while `TEMPORARY` is in effect, it causes the temporary transformations to become permanent.