# Wipe

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'''Wipe''' or '''wiping''' may refer to:
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==Hygiene==
* [Toilet paper](/source/Toilet_paper) or [wet wipe](/source/wet_wipe)s, or their use

==Arts and media==
* [Wipe (transition)](/source/Wipe_(transition)), a gradual transition in film editing
* Wipe curtain, a kind of [theater curtain](/source/Front_curtain)
* ''Wipe'' or ''Screenwipe'', a television series by [Charlie Brooker](/source/Charlie_Brooker)

==Technology==
* [Wiping (magnetic tape)](/source/Wiping_(magnetic_tape)), a process in which old television and radio recordings were overwritten, erased, or destroyed
* [Data erasure](/source/Data_erasure), purging a computer file to counter data remanence
* [Degaussing](/source/Degaussing) of ships' hulls to guard against magnetic naval mines

==Other uses==
* [Wuhan Institute of Physical Education](/source/Wuhan_Institute_of_Physical_Education) (WIPE), a university in China

==See also==
* [Wiped joint](/source/Wiped_joint), a form of soldered joint used to join lead pipework

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