as in omission
something left out
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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When building processes and systems to address secrets sprawl, consider the potential for false positives and the ability to automate remediation via methods such as deletion or redaction.
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Isaac Madan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The most obvious is automatic data deletion, or systems that automatically delete synced data when vehicles are returned.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Google Cloud is supposed to have safeguards that don't allow account deletion, but none of them worked apparently, and the only option was a restore from a separate cloud provider (shoutout to the hero at UniSuper who chose a multi-cloud solution).
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
Your location and YouTube history can be deleted from the same starting point, which offers the same three automatic deletion options for both.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Isaac Madan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The most obvious is automatic data deletion, or systems that automatically delete synced data when vehicles are returned.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Google Cloud is supposed to have safeguards that don't allow account deletion, but none of them worked apparently, and the only option was a restore from a separate cloud provider (shoutout to the hero at UniSuper who chose a multi-cloud solution).
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
Your location and YouTube history can be deleted from the same starting point, which offers the same three automatic deletion options for both.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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