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Gutmann method

Gutmann method proper noun: an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of a hard drive by writing a number of different patterns over the existing data.

Proper noun

Gutmann method

  1. An algorithm for securely erasing the contents of a hard drive by writing a number of different patterns over the existing data.

Origin of Gutmann method

Devised by Peter Gutmann and Colin Plumb.

Questions about Gutmann method

What does Gutmann method mean?
Gutmann method means an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of a hard drive by writing a number of different patterns over the existing data.
What part of speech is Gutmann method?
Gutmann method is a proper noun.

Words near Gutmann method in the dictionary

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  4. Gutman
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