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sanitizen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sanitize verb To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

Senses

sanitizen is used for these senses in English:

  • sanitize (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.

sanitize — full definition

  1. verb To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
  2. verb To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
  3. verb 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.
  4. verb To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).

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