eraser

noun

(Canada, US, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

(Canada, US, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.

(computing) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

One who erases.

Roots

radoras- · Latin · scrape

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