data wipe

noun

The process of deleting all data from a device or account.

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Meanings

noundata wipe (plural data wipes)

plural data wipes · alternative datawipe

  1. computingThe process of deleting all data from a device or account.
verbdata wipe (third-person singular simple present data wipes, present participle data wiping, simple past and past participle data wiped)

present singular third person data wipes · participle present data wiping · participle past data wiped · past data wiped · alternative datawipe

  1. transitivecomputer hardwareTo perform a data wipe.
Cite this entry
APA

data wipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20wipe

MLA

“data wipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20wipe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data wipe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20wipe.

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