wiper

noun (1)

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wip·er | \ ˈwī-pər

Definition of wiper

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a person who wipes

2a : something (such as a towel or sponge) used for wiping

b : a moving contact for making connections with the terminals of an electrical device (such as a rheostat)

c : a usually motor-driven arm with a flexible blade for wiping a window (such as the windshield of an automobile or airplane)

wiper

noun (2)

plural wipers

Definition of wiper (Entry 2 of 2)

: a hybrid striped bass that is a cross between a female striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and a male white bass (Morone chrysops) and is silvery-white with dark usually discontinuous or irregular horizontal stripes along the sides

Note: The wiper has an aggressive nature and is bred chiefly as a sport fish for stocking lakes, streams, and reservoirs.

White bass and striped bass have solid stripes on their bodies. The hybrid fish, also called wipers or whiterock bass, have broken horizontal stripes, grow larger than white bass and are more tolerant of warm water than stripers.— D'Arcy Egan While wipers are far from unpalatable, their flesh is of a coarser texture and tastes a little more "fishy" than crappie or walleye fillets.— Steve Davis

— called also palmetto bass, whiterock bass

— compare sunshine bass

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Almost 40 of them targeting hundreds of systems used wiper malware, which deletes essential files stored on hard drives so the machines can’t boot. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2022 The wiper malware Russia already deployed has targeted computers within Ukraine’s government, and its banks, to erode the country’s capacity to communicate and function, adds Mr. Canzanese. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2022 NotPetya was a form of wiper malware and its ability to delete data caused massive damage, so the discovery of new Russian wipers is certainly cause for concern. — Josephine Wolff, Time, 2 Mar. 2022 Ball joints in the wiper module can rust, causing one or both wipers to fail, increasing the risk of a crash. — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022 The supplier of the wiper motors told Ford that 12 wiper motors had been returned with substandard brush plate weld quality between Dec. 17, 2020, and March 20, 2021. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2022 Following the outcry over the wiper, the developer released updates that removed the malicious function. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2022 That’s about the same as using a windscreen wiper to clear a 15-minute rainstorm. — Alistair Charlton, Wired, 24 Feb. 2022 The destructive software deployed during the Russian attacks in Ukraine was also found in Lithuania and Latvia, but only at organizations with a major Ukraine presence, according to security firms tracking the data-wiper. — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022 See More

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