clear
verbid
584·updated Jun 3, 2026verified
To use software or hardware products to overwrite storage space on the media with nonsensitive data. This process may include overwriting not only the logical storage location of a file(s) (e.g., file allocation table) but also may include all addressable locations. See comments on Clear/Purge Convergence.
Classifications
Cognitive
Apply75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Variants
- synonym
- clear upcrystalisecrystalizecrystallisecrystallizedealdischargedoffelucidateemptyenlightenilluminatelight upmakenetpasssackshed light onsolvesort outstraighten outtopunclutter
- pasttense
- cleared
- presentparticiple
- clearing
- thirdpersonsingular
- clears
- pastparticiple
- cleared
Framework definitions
- §1
- To use software or hardware products to overwrite storage space on the media with nonsensitive data. This process may include overwriting not only the logical storage location of a file(s) (e.g., file allocation table) but also may include all addressable locations. See comments on Clear/Purge Convergence.
- §1
- To use software or hardware products to overwrite storage space on the media with nonsensitive data. This process may include overwriting not only the logical storage location of a file(s) (e.g., file allocation table) but also may include all addressable locations. See comments on Clear/Purge Convergence.
- §1
- to free the throat by making a rasping sound
- §2
- to rid of obstructions
- §3
- to remove something
- §4
- to make a way or path by removing objects
- §5
- to remove the occupants of
- §6
- to remove people from a building
- §7
- to rid of instructions or data
- §8
- to make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- §9
- to make free from confusion or ambiguity
- §10
- to settle, as of a debt
- §11
- to grant authorization or clearance for
- §12
- to pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- §13
- to pass an inspection or receive authorization
- §14
- to pass by, over, or under without making contact
- §15
- to go away or disappear
- §16
- to sell or get rid of
- §17
- to be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- §18
- to earn on some commercial or business transaction
- §19
- to make as a net profit
- §20
- to yield as a net profit
- §21
- to clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- §22
- to free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- §23
- to go unchallenged
- §24
- to become clear
Outgoing relationships
- verbLevel
applylexicon:CognitiveLevel
Incoming relationships
No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.