Wipe

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Wipe has several meanings:

  • Wipe (transition) is a gradual transition in film editing.
  • In roleplaying games, especially MMORPGs, a wipe can refer to a situation where an entire group or party is killed by hostile units.
  • File wiping is the process of thoroughly deleting a file on computers.
  • In networking, wipe is short for a "server wipe," in which an administrator inadvertently removes a server from the network.