Overwrite or overwriting can refer to: * Overwriting (prose), a writing style of needlessly over-elaborating a point * Overwriting (cognitive memory), a type of interference with memory *

Data erasure Data erasure (sometimes referred to as data clearing, data wiping, or data destruction) is a software-based method of overwriting the data that aims to completely destroy all electronic data residing on a hard disk drive or other digital media b ...

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