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purge

1. Politics the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc.
2. Med a purgative drug or agent; cathartic
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purge

[pərj]
(computer science)
To remove data from computer storage so that space occupied by the data can be reused.
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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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purge

To eliminate or delete.
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