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software-based method of overwriting the data
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data erasure

Summary

data erasure has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • data erasure is a type of data sanitization[2].
  • data erasure is the opposite of data storage medium[3].
  • data erasure is the opposite of data recovery[4].
  • data erasure's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Data erasure[5].
  • data erasure's topic has template is recorded as Template:Data erasure[6].
  • data erasure's different from is recorded as file deletion[7].

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Definition and Type

data erasure is a type of data sanitization[2]. Recorded opposite of include data storage medium[3] and data recovery[4].

Why It Matters

data erasure has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_data-erasure_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{data erasure}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-erasure}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 2d ago · Avayak · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Opposite of → data storage medium, data recovery
    Different from → file deletion
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P461]]: [[Q15141646]]"
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