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file shredder

file shredder noun: 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.

Noun

file shredder (plural file shredders)

  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.

Forms of file shredder

pluralfile shredders

Origin of file shredder

Analogous to a paper shredder

Questions about file shredder

What does file shredder mean?
File shredder means 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.
What part of speech is file shredder?
File shredder is a noun.
What is the plural of file shredder?
The plural of file shredder is file shredders.

Words near file shredder in the dictionary

  1. file server
  2. file servers
  3. file sharing
  4. file shell
  5. file shells
  6. file shredder
  7. file shredders
  8. file size
  9. file sizes
  10. file snake
  11. file snakes

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