file shredder

noun

A software program designed to overwrite the contents of a data file (or other space on a disk) to prevent recovery of the file contents.

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Meanings

nounfile shredder (plural file shredders)

plural file shredders

  1. computingA software program designed to overwrite the contents of a data file (or other space on a disk) to prevent recovery of the file contents.

Origin

Analogous to a paper shredder

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APA

file shredder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20shredder

MLA

“file shredder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20shredder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “file shredder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20shredder.

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