Wipe

Wipe means to clean a surface by rubbing something on it, but it's used in other contexts:

Wiping, a process in which old television and radio recordings were overwritten, erased, or destroyed
Wipe (transition), a gradual transition in film editing
In plumbing, a wiped joint is one created when two pipes are joined by solder as it re-solidifies after melting
Total Party Kill, in roleplaying games, when an entire group is killed by hostile units
Data erasure, purging a computer file to counter data remanence
Bathroom hygiene. See Anal cleansing

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