This is the 14585th most frequent German word.
löschten
"Löschten" is the past tense of "löschen," meaning "deleted" or "extinguished."
Here, "löschten" is used in its literal sense, meaning 'extinguished' or 'put out' in the context of fire suppression.
Die Feuerwehrleute löschten das Feuer schnell.
The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.
In this case, "löschten" refers metaphorically to 'erased' or 'removed,' used when speaking about data or information.
Sie löschten alle Daten auf der Festplatte.
They deleted all data on the hard drive.
Here, "löschten" denotes 'wiped' or 'cleaned,' pertaining to the clearing of written material on a board.