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unwiped

unwiped

6.7
Not deleted from a device like a phone or computer and still holding private files
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈwaɪpt/
translation icon : sin borrar
  • Sensitive files were discovered on the unwiped computer after it was donated to charity.

Examples

  • The unwiped memory card still contained hundreds of personal photos.

  • The file remains unwiped on the server.

  • Always make sure your old phone is not unwiped before giving it away.

  • Is this document still unwiped?

  • Sensitive files were discovered on the unwiped computer after it was donated to charity.

  • Always make sure your old phone is not unwiped before giving it away.

  • The unwiped memory card still contained hundreds of personal photos.

Synonyms

untouched
vsunwiped
8 2.1

Not eaten or drunk and still left as it was

concerns stored information still present rather than general unused condition
undeleted
vsunwiped
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Files or emails that stay on a computer because someone did not remove them

refers to data remaining intact on a device's storage rather than only files
untampered
vsunwiped
6.3

Not opened or changed from the original condition

focuses specifically on data that is still present and not erased

How Erased

unwiped
6.7
undeleted
  • Specialized
1 3.8
intact
304 3.7

Surface Forms

unwiped positive

Morphology

unwiped = wiped (transparent) = un + wipe + ed

A straightforward negation of 'wiped' meaning 'not erased or deleted'.

Etymology

Unwiped uses the same parts un- 'not' and wipe 'to clean by rubbing', but in computers 'wipe' also means 'to erase data', so unwiped means the information was 'not erased' and is still on the device.