Data remanence — is the residual representation of data that remains even after attempts have been made to remove or erase the data. This residue may result from data being left intact by a nominal file deletion operation, by reformatting of storage media that… … Wikipedia
Data erasure — (also called data clearing or data wiping) is a software based method of overwriting data that completely destroys all electronic data residing on a hard disk drive or other digital media. Permanent data erasure goes beyond basic file deletion… … Wikipedia
Data loss — is an error condition in information systems in which information is destroyed by failures or neglect in storage, transmission, or processing. Information systems implement backup and disaster recovery equipment and processes to prevent data loss … Wikipedia
Data masking — is the process of obscuring (masking) specific data elements within data stores. It ensures that sensitive data is replaced with realistic but not real data. The goal is that sensitive customer information is not available outside of the… … Wikipedia
Data recovery — is the process of salvaging data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally. Often the data are being salvaged from storage media such as internal or external hard disk drives,… … Wikipedia
Data cleansing — Not to be confused with Sanitization (classified information). Data cleansing, data cleaning, or data scrubbing is the process of detecting and correcting (or removing) corrupt or inaccurate records from a record set, table, or database. Used… … Wikipedia
deletion — delete de‧lete [dɪˈliːt] verb [transitive] 1. to remove something written on a list, in a document etc: • Libelous remarks about living people have been deleted from the document. • The company will be deleted from the S & P 500 Index. 2.… … Financial and business terms
Data Protection Directive — The Data Protection Directive (officially Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data) is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of… … Wikipedia
Telecommunications data retention — In the field of telecommunications, data retention (or data preservation) generally refers to the storage of call detail records (CDRs) of telephony and internet traffic and transaction data (IPDRs) by governments and commercial organisations. In … Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Revision deletion — This page documents a procedural policy of Wikipedia. Shortcuts: WP:RVDL WP:REVDEL … Wikipedia
Missing data — In statistics, missing data, or missing values, occur when no data value is stored for the variable in the current observation. Missing data are a common occurrence and can have a significant effect on the conclusions that can be drawn from the… … Wikipedia