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purge

To eliminate or delete.

purge

1. Politics the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc.

2. Med a purgative drug or agent; cathartic

purge [pərj]

(computer science)

To remove data from computer storage so that space occupied by the data can be reused.

purge

To evacuate air or gas from a duct line, pipeline, container, space, or furnace; e.g., to blow out gas from a refrigerant-containing vessel.

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