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nounnoun

die Bereinigung, -en

cleanup

Definition & meaning

The German word Bereinigung refers to the process of cleaning, purifying, or correcting something by removing unwanted, incorrect, or disruptive elements. It is used in several contexts:

  1. General Correction: The act of settling a dispute, resolving a misunderstanding, or correcting an error.
  2. Data & IT: In the context of "Datenbereinigung," it refers to data cleansing—the process of identifying and correcting or removing corrupt, inaccurate, or redundant records from a dataset.
  3. Finance & Statistics: The adjustment of figures to remove certain influences, such as seasonal fluctuations (Saisonbereinigung ) or inflation, to make data comparable.
  4. Politics & Law: The official settlement of a legal matter or the removal of specific items from a list or a law (Rechtsbereinigung ). Historically or politically, it can also refer to a "purge" or the removal of certain individuals from an organization.

Grammar & Word origin

The word is a feminine noun (die Bereinigung). Its plural form is die Bereinigungen.

It is derived from the verb bereinigen , which is composed of several parts:

  • be-: A prefix often used to describe the application of a process to an object.
  • rein: An adjective meaning "clean" or "pure" .
  • -ig: A suffix used to form verbs from adjectives.
  • -ung: A suffix used to turn a verb into a noun describing the action or the result of that action.

Literally, it translates to "the making-clean-of" something.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • Säuberung : Used for physical cleaning or political purges.
  • Klärung : Used for the clarification of a situation or the purification of liquids.
  • Korrektur : Specifically for the correction of errors.
  • Beilegung : Specifically for the settlement of a conflict or dispute.
  • Glättung : Often used in statistics for "smoothing" out data.

Antonyms:

  • Verschmutzung : The act of making something dirty or contaminated.
  • Verunreinigung : Contamination or impurity.
  • Fälschung : The act of falsifying or distorting something (the opposite of correcting it).

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Examples

Die Bereinigung der Daten dauert länger als erwartet.noun

The cleanup of the data is taking longer than expected.

Hast du die endgültige Bereinigung der Dokumente bereits abgeschlossen?noun

Have you already completed the final cleanup of the documents?

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