degauss

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US DOD standards up until 2007 specified that seven rewrites was sufficient, they have now changed their position to requiring a degauss which as well as erasing the drive effectively renders it useless.

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  1. transitive verb To neutralize the magnetic field of (a ship, for example).
  2. transitive verb To erase information from (a magnetic disk or other storage device).

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  • She had toyed with the notion of going to one of the jock hackers she knew for some kind of portable induction coil simply to degauss the stolen computer's circuits; but from what she had read of its specs, she knew its shielding was up to anything a battery was likely to generate, and there was no guarantee she'd be able to tap into the computer's magical electrical source herself. —  The Silicon Mage
  • US DOD standards up until 2007 specified that seven rewrites was sufficient, they have now changed their position to requiring a degauss which as well as erasing the drive effectively renders it useless. —  Geekzone: IT, mobility, wireless and handheld news
  • Rodda speculated that more sophisticated gear using high frequencies to "degauss" a croc's magnetic sensors - a process similar to erasing a music tape - could be more effective, but said magnets also could do the job. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • Computer monitors When you press "degauss" on your monitor, what does it do and how does it work? —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • "Do you think, if I can make a roulette wheel stop on red or summon lightning, I can't degauss a disk? —  The Silicon Mage
 

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