E-Discovery terms starting with O

30 terms

  1. Objective Coding The process of manually reviewing a document and completing database fields with easily ascertainable information about the document.
  2. Objects In programming terminology, an object is a freestanding block of code that defines the properties of some thing.
  3. Obstruction of Justice according to Black's law dictionary, obstruction of justice means "impeding or obstructing those who seek justice in a court, or those who have duties or…
  4. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) A technology process that translates and converts printed matter on an image into a format that a computer can manipulate (ASCII codes, for example) and…
  5. OCR or 'Optical Character Recognition' The process of taking scanned images (from documents) and electronically converting them into editable text.
  6. OCR Text Optical Character Recognition; searchable text that corresponds to a document image; an OCR software program designed to read a document image generates…
  7. Off-line Data The storage of electronic data outside the network in daily use (i.e., on backup tapes) that is only accessible through the off-line storage system, not…
  8. Off-Line Storage Electronic records stored or archived on removable disc (optical, compact, etc.
  9. Official Record Owner See Record Owner.
  10. Offline When computers and other devices are not connected to the network.
  11. OLE Object Linking and Embedding. A feature in Microsofts Windows which allows each section of a compound document to call up its own editing tools or special…
  12. On-Line Review The culling process produces a dataset of potentially responsive documents which are then reviewed for a final selection of relevant or responsive…
  13. On-line Storage The storage of electronic data as fully accessible information in daily use on the network or elsewhere.
  14. On-site Extraction The extraction of high volumes of data from backup tapes at a client site (no risk of loss of original evidence).
  15. Online When computers and other devices are connected to the network.
  16. Online/On-Line Connected (to a network).
  17. Onsite Extraction the extraction of high volumes of data from backup tapes at a client site (no risk of loss of original evidence) – RenewData patent-pending…
  18. operating system Software which directs the overall activity of a computer (e.g. MS-DOS , Windows , Linux , etcetera).
  19. Operating System (OS) The software that the rest of the software depends on to make the computer functional. On most PCs this is Windows or the Macintosh OS.
  20. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Optical character recognition is a technology which takes data from a paper document and turns it editable text data. The document is first scanned.
  21. Optical Discs Computer media similar to a compact disc that cannot be rewritten. An optical drive uses a laser to read the stored data.
  22. Optical Jukebox See Jukebox.
  23. Organizational Custodian Business units, committees and other groups may create, modify and propagate ESI without clear individual ownership.
  24. Organizational System Generated Custodian ESI generated from an enterprise application such as financial systems, dynamic monitoring systems and more may not have a clear Custodian.
  25. OS Operating System
  26. OST A Microsoft Outlook information store that is used to save folder information that can be accessed offline.
  27. OST file format File format used by the Microsoft Outlook as an offline folder file to make it possible for the user to work offline and then to synchronize changes with…
  28. Outlook Ubiquitous Microsoft personal information management (PIM) program, which includes email, task management and a calendar.
  29. Outlook Express Microsoft email client that has been included with a number of versions of Microsoft Windows through Windows XP.
  30. Overwrite To record or copy new data over existing data, as in when a file or directory is updated. Data that is overwritten cannot be retrieved.