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purge

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  Rendering sanitized data unrecoverable by laboratory attack methods.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 under Purge

  A method of Sanitization by applying physical or logical techniques that renders Target Data recovery infeasible using state of the art laboratory techniques.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 under Purge

  A method of sanitization that applies physical or logical techniques that render Target Data recovery infeasible using state of the art laboratory techniques.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 (NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1)