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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/
: 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
7 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
1 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
272 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.