Remote Wipe

Definitions

1. A management action that erases some or all data from a device remotely when it is lost, stolen, decommissioned, or otherwise at risk. Remote wipe is common in mobile and endpoint management, though it depends on the device being reachable and the wipe channel itself remaining trusted.

   In plain English: Erasing a device's data from a distance.

   Example: "The MDM platform issued a remote wipe to the stolen phone as soon as it checked in on a network."

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