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Degaussing was the process of demagnetizing or removing the magnetic field from an object.

In 2370, Ensign Sito Jaxa had to degauss the main deflector dish while filling in at the USS Enterprise-D's operations station. (TNG: "Lower Decks")

In 2371, USS Voyager repair crews had to degauss the hull after organic matter from the nucleogenic cloud being had stuck to it. (VOY: "The Cloud")

A magneton scanner could degauss a transporter room in approximately five minutes. (VOY: "Learning Curve")

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