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Overwrite Procedure
  • A stimulation to change the state of a bit followed by a known pattern.
  • Process which removes or destroys data recorded on an AIS storage medium by writing patterns of data over, or on top of, the data stored on the medium.
  • A procedure to remove or destroy data recorded on ADP magnetic storage media by recording patterns of unclassified data over or on top of the data stored on the media. (CSC-STD-005-85;) See Magnetic Remanence.