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Clearing

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Removal of data from an information system, its storage devices, and other peripheral devices with storage capacity, in such a way that the data may not be reconstructed using common system capabilities (i.e., through the keyboard); however, the data may be reconstructed using laboratory methods.

Classifications

Entity Type

Process0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Regulated88%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

Cui75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

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Clearings
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Clearing's
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Clearings'