English Explanatory Dictionary

file shredder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

file shredder file shredders

Etymology

Analogous to a paper shredder

Related words

overwriter eraser
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