recording vs delete

recording is a noun but delete is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recording	Yes	No	No	No
delete	No	No	Yes	No

recording (noun)	delete (noun)
the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

recording (verb)	delete (verb)
	cut or eliminate
	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
	remove or make invisible