E-Discovery terms starting with A

41 terms

  1. Ablate Describes the process by which laser-readable pits are burned into the recorded layer of optical discs, DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs.
  2. Ablative Unalterable data. See Ablate.
  3. Abuse of Privilege Formal nomenclature for user actions not in accordance with organizational policy or law.
  4. Accountability The principle that individuals using a facility or a computer system must be identifiable.
  5. Accuracy Department of Defense parlance for the notion that information has been maintained and transferred in such a way as to be inviolate (the information has…
  6. Acetate-base film A safety film (ANSI Standard) substrate used to produce microfilm.
  7. ACL (access control list) A security type used by Lotus Notes developers to grant varying levels of access and user privileges within Lotus Notes databases.
  8. Active Data Active data is information residing on the direct access storage media of computer systems, which is readily visible to the operating system and/or…
  9. Active Records Active Records are those Records related to current, ongoing or in-process activities and are referred to on a regular basis to respond to day-to-day…
  10. ADC Analog to Digital converter. Converts analog data to a digital format.
  11. address Addresses using a number of different protocols are commonly used on the Internet.
  12. ADF Automatic Document Feeder. This is the means by which a scanner feeds the paper document.
  13. Admissible Evidence that is relevant to the case, and is material, will be usually be permitted to be presented to the jury in most instances.
  14. Adobe Acrobat The leading program for creating and viewing PDF files. Acrobat is available in several versions, including Acrobat, a free viewer and Acrobat…
  15. AIIM The Association for Information and Image Management focused on electronic imaging.
  16. Algorithm A detailed formula or set of steps for solving a particular problem. To be an algorithm, a set of rules must be unambiguous and have a clear stopping…
  17. ALIASING When computer graphics output has jagged edges or a stair-stepped, rather than a smooth, appearance when magnified.
  18. alphanumeric Characters composed of letters, numbers (and sometimes punctuation marks). Excludes control characters.
  19. Ambient Data Ambient data is data stored in non-traditional computer storage areas and formats, such as Windows swap files, unallocated space, and file slack.
  20. analog In chemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another.
  21. Annotations Remarks, notes, case summaries or commentaries following a statute which describe interpretations of a statute or a case.
  22. ANSI American National Standards Institute - a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S.
  23. aperture card An IBM punch card with a window which holds a 35mm frame of microfilm. Indexing information is punched in the card.
  24. Application Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), an oral or written request for an extension of credit that is made in accordance with the procedures…
  25. architecture The term architecture refers to the hardware, software or combination of hardware and software comprising a computer system or network.
  26. Archival Data Archival Data is information an organization maintains for long-term storage and record keeping purposes, but which is not immediately accessible to the…
  27. archive A copy of data (any information stored on a computer) on a computer drive, or on a portion of a drive, maintained for historical reference.
  28. Archive/Electronic Archive Archives are long term repositories for the storage of records. Electronic archives preserve the content, prevent or track alterations and control access…
  29. ARMA International a not-for-profit association and recognized authority on managing records and information paper and electronic - www.arma.org.
  30. Artificial Intelligence (AI) The subfield of computer science concerned with the concepts and methods of symbolic inference by computer and symbolic knowledge representation for use…
  31. ASCII An acronym for American Standard Code that allocates a number to each key on the keyboard and that can be traded and read by most computer systems.
  32. ASCII (Acronym for American Standard Code) ASCII is a code that assigns a number to each key on the keyboard. ASCII text does not include special formatting features and therefore can be exchanged…
  33. ASP or Application Service Provider A provider of computer-based services over a network, usually the internet. ASP providers usually are not the makers of the software, and offer ASP…
  34. Aspect Ratio The relationship of the height and width of any image. The aspect ratio of an image must be maintained to prevent distortion.
  35. Attachment Taking a person's property to satisfy a courtordered debt.
  36. Attachments Any file type associated with or attached to an e-mail.
  37. attribute An attribute is a characteristic of data that sets it apart from other data, such as location, length, or type.
  38. Audit Trail In computer security systems, a chronological record of when users logged in, how long they were engaged in various activities, what they were doing, and…
  39. Author /Originator The author of a document is the person, office or designated position responsible for its creation or issuance.
  40. Author or Originator The author of a document is the person, office or designated position responsible for its creation or issuance.
  41. AVI (Audio-Video Interleave) A Microsoft standard for Windows animation files that interleaves audio and video to provide medium quality multimedia.