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sanitize in German

sanitize in German is hygienisch machen, keimfrei machen, sanitizen — sanitize means to clean something thoroughly so that it is free of germs.

sanitize in German

hygienisch machen
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
keimfrei machen
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
sanitizen
verb
(transitive, computing) To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.

What does "sanitize" mean?

  1. verb To clean something thoroughly so that it is free of germs.
  2. verb To remove content that might offend from a play, film or similar work, making it more acceptable.
    "And yet for all that, the filmmakers were in fact trying to sanitize Mitchell’s novel."
  3. verb To check and clean up text so that it has no characters that could cause errors or be misused by the system receiving it.
    "Remember to sanitize your query parameters to avoid SQL injection exploits."
  4. verb To take out private or sensitive information from a file or database.
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sanitize in a sentence

  • And yet for all that, the filmmakers were in fact trying to sanitize Mitchell’s novel.
  • Remember to sanitize your query parameters to avoid SQL injection exploits.

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What is "sanitize" in German?
"sanitize" in German is hygienisch machen, keimfrei machen, sanitizen. sanitize means: To clean something thoroughly so that it is free of germs.
Are there other ways to say "sanitize" in German?
Yes — German has 3 translations listed for "sanitize": hygienisch machen, keimfrei machen, sanitizen.
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