Editing Sanitization

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'''Sanitization''' is the [[disinfection]] and [[cleaning]] of an area or an item. Sanitizing uses heat or chemicals to reduce the number of microorganisms to safe levels. It can also refer to:

==Information==
* [[Censorship]], editing that prevents sending or publishing sensitive information or unapproved opinions
* [[Data sanitization]], actions taken to prevent unscrupulous recovery of information that has been deleted from storage media
* [[Redaction]], editing that removes or blocks out sensitive information from documents before disclosure, typically by government and military

==Other==
* [[HTML sanitization]], removing potentially harmful tags and attributes from web pages
* [[Sanitation harvest]], or sanitation cutting, destroying and removing infected or infested trees to protect nearby trees from insects or diseases

==See also==
* [[Sanitation]], removal and disposal of human and liquid waste (sewage) and solid waste (garbage) to protect health and sources of drinking water
* [[Data cleansing]], the process of identifying and correcting (or deleting) invalid, incorrect, or non-useful data

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