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Record 1 2001-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • IT Security
DEF

Erasing or overwriting all data on a magnetic or other data medium, so that the data cannot be recovered.

CONT

... using a conventional computer to perform the pattern recognition and clean-up.

CONT

sanitizing EDP storage media.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Fait d'effacer ou d'écraser toutes les données sur un support de données magnétiques ou autres, afin que les données ne puissent pas être récupérées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Proceso de borrar un material sensible en un sistema, especialmente sus medios de almacenamiento; por ejemplo, sobrescribiendo o neutralizando los campos magnéticos.

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