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Sanitization

nounid 3982·updated May 12, 2026
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Actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and, for some forms of sanitization, extraordinary means. Process to remove information from media such that data recovery is not possible.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
sanitation
plural
Sanitizations
possessive
Sanitization's
pluralpossessive
Sanitizations'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Process to remove information from media such that information recovery is not possible. It includes removing all labels, markings, and activity logs.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and, for some forms of sanitization, extraordinary means.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and, for some forms of sanitization, extraordinary means.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
A general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and, for some forms of sanitization, extraordinary means.
FIPS PUB 2001 senseview framework →
§1
Process to remove information from media such that information recovery is not possible. It includes removing all labels, markings, and activity logs.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
NIST SP 800-172r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
Actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and, for some forms of sanitization, extraordinary means. Process to remove information from media such that data recovery is not possible.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
Actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by ordinary and - for some forms of sanitization extraordinary means. A process to remove information from media such that data recovery is not possible, including the removal of all classified labels, markings, and activity logs.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and, for some forms of sanitization, extraordinary means.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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