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data sanitization

wiping data from a storage medium to make the data unrecoverable
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data sanitization

Summary

data sanitization is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • data sanitization is a type of deletion[2].
  • data sanitization is used for information security[3].
  • data sanitization's has effect is recorded as impossibility[4].
  • data sanitization's P14541 is recorded as 498X1D[5].

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Definition and Type

data sanitization is a type of deletion[2].

Use and Application

data sanitization is used for information security[3].

Why It Matters

data sanitization is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Ilunlun · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Sitelink count → 1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ru, he */ Add missing Russian and Hebrew labels and descriptions for cybersecurity/cryptography term"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    P14541 → 498X1D
    Gentoo wiki article → Secure_wipe
    Wikidata description → wiping data from a storage medium to make the data unrecoverable
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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