Meaning of erase

Definition of erase

(verb) remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files from my hard disk?"

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