Harvesting

The process of retrieving or collecting electronic data from storage media or devices; an EDiscovery vendor harvests electronic data from computer hard drives, file servers, CDs, and backup tapes for processing and load to storage media or a database management system.

The process of retrieving electronic data from various computers and other storage media, including computer hard drives, file servers, CD/DVDs, and backup tapes and devices.

1. The process involved in gathering ripened crops. 2. The collection of cells from cell cultures or of organs from donors for the purpose of transplantation.