What does "wipe out" mean?

To delete or destroy data completely To erase all information.

How do you use "wipe out" in a sentence?

The virus wiped out all my files. Don't wipe out the hard drive. Everything was wiped out.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To delete or destroy data completely

彻底删除数据

Borrar o destruir datos completamente

（データを）完全に消去する

(데이터를) 완전히 삭제하다

To erase all information.

清除所有信息。

Eliminar toda la información.

すべての情報を消すこと。

모든 정보를 지워 버리는 것.

Base verb: wipe

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

The virus wiped out all my files.
病毒删除了我所有的文件
El virus borró todos mis archivos
ウイルスでファイルが全部消えた
바이러스가 파일을 전부 날려 버렸다.
Don't wipe out the hard drive.
别清空硬盘
No borres el disco duro
ハードドライブを消去しないで
하드 드라이브를 지우지 마세요.
Everything was wiped out.
一切都被删除了
Todo fue borrado
すべて消去された
모든 것이 삭제되었다.

Context: data, deletion

Tone: alarming

From wiping clean.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal