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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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