A process that erases all of the data on a computer's hard drive.

A program used to erase the contents of a computer hard drive and divide the disk up into logical drives that can then be formatted and used for storage. It is most commonly thought of with MS Windows and it's ancestors. There is a program for Linux called fdisk that does the same thing.

To use the infamous Gutmann method for cleaning a hard drive. The Gutmann method is known as the most intense and secure way to delete data. It is based on the suggestions of Peter Gutmann in the paper titled: "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory."

Pranksters on a bunch of internet forums will tell uninformed computer users to type this into the Terminal to fix their computer problems. Once these poor bastards hit the return key and type in their password the system starts erasing everything on the hard drive. This command is only for use with Un*x-like operating systems (Mac, Linux, and BSD but not Windows.) The Windows version of this command is 'format c:'

While jerking off, in the midst of jerkin' the gherkin, one might fill his entire download-list and/or browser cookies with porn. Once one has hit the big climax, he/she will then proceed to clean up his/her download-list and erase his/her browser history.

To securely delete all data from a hard drive, usually by overwriting the entire disc with random numbers.

A nuker is a bootable disc that will securely erase data, file structures and partition tables from all hard drives it detects. The most used nuker is Darik's Boot and Nuke (commonly called DBAN).

Always be ready to nuke your hard drive in an emergency.

Short for Delete Fucking Everything, the act of deleting everything on a web page or hard drive in an attempt to avoid persecution, prosecution, and insult.