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2024
file_shredder
file shredder
English
Noun
file
shredder
(
plural
file shredders
)
(
computing
)
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.
See also
overwriter
eraser
Etymology
Analogous to a paper shredder
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