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Wipe

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Wipe or wiping may refer to:

Hygiene

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Arts and media

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Technology

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  • Wiping (magnetic tape), a process in which old television and radio recordings were overwritten, erased, or destroyed
  • Data erasure, purging a computer file to counter data remanence
  • Degaussing of ships' hulls to guard against magnetic naval mines

Other uses

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See also

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  • Wiped joint, a form of soldered joint used to join lead pipework