Definition of Sanitization

1. Noun. Making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing.

Exact synonyms: Sanitation, Sanitisation
Generic synonyms: Cleaning, Cleansing, Cleanup
Derivative terms: Sanitise, Sanitize

Definition of Sanitization

1. Noun. the act of sanitizing something, or something that has been sanitized ¹

2. Noun. the process of editing a security-classified document in order to reduce its classification level ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sanitization

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sanitization

1. A cleaning process which reduces germs to a safe level. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sanitization

sanitate
sanitated
sanitates
sanitating
sanitation
sanitation engineering
sanitations
sanities
sanitisation
sanitisations
sanitise
sanitised
sanitises
sanitising
sanitizable
sanitization
sanitizations
sanitize
sanitized
sanitizer
sanitizers
sanitizes
sanitizing
sanitoria
sanitorium
sanitoriums
sanity
sanity check
sanity checks
sanjak

Literary usage of Sanitization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Panama Canal by Duncan E McKinlay (1912)
"While the work of sanitization was under way, the President of the United States was taking counsel with a board of engineers as to the type of canal that ..."

2. National Industrial Security Program: Operating Manualby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Authorized sanitization procedures for the most commonly used memory and storage media are defined in the sanitization matrix. f. ..."

3. An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook by Barbara Guttman (1996)
"The I process of removing information from media is called sanitization. ... The final method of sanitization is destruction of the media by shredding or ..."

4. The Panama Canal by Duncan E McKinlay (1912)
"While the work of sanitization was under way, the President of the United States was taking counsel with a board of engineers as to the type of canal that ..."

5. National Industrial Security Program: Operating Manualby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Authorized sanitization procedures for the most commonly used memory and storage media are defined in the sanitization matrix. f. ..."

6. An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook by Barbara Guttman (1996)
"The I process of removing information from media is called sanitization. ... The final method of sanitization is destruction of the media by shredding or ..."

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