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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'file shredder' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions file shredder noun  (computing) A software program designed to overwrite the contents of a data file to prevent recovery of the file contents. In addition, File Shredder software may also be used to overwrite the unused sections of a hard drive (freespace) to erase previously deleted files. The number of overwrites as well as the pattern of data used in the overwrite function vary from program to program. Etymology: Analogous to a paper shredder        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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