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degausser

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de⋅gauss⋅er

[dee-gou-ser]
–noun
1. something that degausses.
2. a device, esp. one used in filmmaking, that can erase a whole roll of magfilm, audiotape, etc., so that it can be used again.

Origin:
degauss + -er 1
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de·gauss   (dē-gous')   
tr.v.   de·gaussed, de·gauss·ing, de·gauss·es
  1. To neutralize the magnetic field of (a ship, for example).

  2. To erase information from (a magnetic disk or other storage device).


[de- + gauss.]
de·gauss'er n.
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