What does D stand for?

Degaussing

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The property has been used as an electromagnetic degaussing station for Navy ships.

United States: Port of Corpus Christi sets up naval station LRA

Data from the WORM LTO tapes can be removed through degaussing.

Imation LTO-3 Tape Delivers Outstanding Backup Solutions

The company's HTS wire and magnet cable technology have been applied to a degaussing coil system that was installed aboard the USS Higgins, a DDG-51 destroyer, for a two-year trial at sea.

Ambitions of all-electric Navy get reality check

Like himself, my father was a discharged regular soldier doing whatever work he could get, which during the war included the back-breaking labour of fitting degaussing cables around ships to repel magnetic mines.

Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - My background was anything but wealthy

You can also use disk sanitizing or degaussing (demagnetization) programs.

Recyle it

Panasonic is successfully using the new technology at the Matsushita Eco Technology Center (METEC) to recover copper from degaussing coils covered with vinyl chloride tape found in CRT TVs.

Panasonic Uses Catalytic Reaction to Decompose Plastics Into Harmless ...

People can use degaussing wands and bleach for cleaning coffee makers in any environment.

Coffee Cleaning Coffee Makers

British boffins hit back at the mine threat by fitting the hulls of most large British ships with degaussing cable.

Danger! Mines in the Bay; Maritime TALES