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Vinony

eraser

noun

  1. piece of rubber or cloth, for removing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, or the like
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Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹeɪzə/ / /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/ / /ɛ~ɪˈresə(r)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English erase Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English eraser From erase + -er.

  1. One who erases.
  2. An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

    “I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.”

  3. 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.
  4. An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.