A device that removes or neutralizes magnetic fields from objects or equipment.
From degauss + -er (agent noun). This term emerged with mid-20th-century electromagnetic technology and equipment.
Degaussers are still used in hospitals near MRI machines—credit cards, phones, and watches accidentally brought near magnets get their magnetic information scrambled, and a degausser can sometimes restore them.
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