.. _clear:

clear
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**Syntax:** :code:`clear(image name)`

Dispose image or value from the system (and free memory that the object consumes).

This command can be used in the distributed processing mode. Use :ref:`distribute` command to change processing mode from local to distributed.

Arguments
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image name [input]
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**Data type:** string

**Default value:** ""

Name of image or value to erase. Specify empty name to clear everything.

See also
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:ref:`list`