e-Discovery Core Glosssary: I - L
e-Discovery Core Glossary: Terminology
Below is a list of terminologies that are necessary for legal professionals involved with e-Discovery and Discovery litigation support.I………………………………………………………………………………………………….....
ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) The conversion of scanned images (bar codes or patterns of bits) to computer recognizable codes (ASCII characters and files) by means of software/programs that define the rules of and algorithms for conversion, helpful for interpreting handwritten text.
Image Enabling A software function that creates links between existing applications and stored images.
Image Key The name of a file created when a page is scanned in a collection.
Image Processing To capture an image or representation, usually from electronic data in native format, enter it in a computer system, and process and manipulate it. See also Native Format.
Import Data brought into an environment or application that has been exported from another environment or application.
Indexing Universal term for Coding and Data Entry.
IP address (Internet Protocol address) A string of four numbers separated by periods used to represent a computer on the Internet a unique identifier for the physical location of the server containing the data.
IT (Information Technology) Infrastructure The overall makeup of business wide technology operations, including mainframe operations, standalone systems, email, networks (WAN and LAN), Internet access, customer databases, enterprise systems, application support, regardless of whether managed, utilized or provided locally, regionally, globally, etc., or whether performed or located internally or by outside providers (outsourced to vendors). The IT Infrastructure also includes applicable standard practices and procedures, such as backup procedures, versioning, resource sharing, retention practices, janitor program utilization, and the like.
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Java Sun Microsystems" Java is a platform independent, programming language for adding animation and other actions to websites.
Journal A chronological record of data processing operations that may be used to reconstruct a previous or an updated version of a file. In database management systems, it is the record of all stored data items that have values changed as a result of processing and manipulation of the data.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) A compression algorithm for still images that is commonly used on the web.
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Key Drive A small removable data storage device that uses flash memory and connects via a USB port. Key drives are also known as keychain drive, thumb drive, jump drive, and/or USB flash drive. Can be imaged and may contain residual data. Metadata detail may not be the equivalent of ESI maintained in more robust storage media.
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LAN (Local Area Network) A group of computers at a single location (usually an office or home) that are connected by phone lines, coaxial cable or wireless transmission.
Latent Semantic Indexing and Analysis A statistical method for finding the underlying dimensions of correlated terms. For example, words like law, lawyer, attorney, lawsuit, etc., all share some meaning. The presence of any one of them in a document could be recognized as indicating something consistent about the topic of the document. Latent Semantic Analysis uses statistics to allow the system to exploit these correlations for concept searching and clustering.
Legacy Data (Legacy System) Legacy Data is ESI in which an organization may have invested significant resources, but has been created or stored by the use of software and/or hardware that has become obsolete or replaced ("legacy systems"). Legacy data may be costly to restore or reconstruct when required for investigation or litigation analysis or discovery.
LFP IPRO Tech´s image cross reference file; an ASCII delimited text file required for cross-reference of images to data.
Lifecycle The records lifecycle is the life span of a record from its creation or receipt to its final disposition. It is usually described in three stages: creation, maintenance and use, and archive to final disposition.
Load File A file that relates to a set of scanned images or electronically processed files, and indicates where individual pages or files belong together as documents, to include attachments, and where each document begins and ends. A load file may also contain data relevant to the individual documents, such as metadata, coded data, text, and the like. Load files must be obtained and provided in prearranged formats to ensure transfer of accurate and usable images and data.
Logical File Space The actual amount of space occupied by a file on a hard drive. The amount of logical file space differs from the physical file space because when a file is created on a computer, a sufficient number of clusters (physical file space) are assigned to contain the file. If the file (logical file space) is not large enough to completely fill the assigned clusters (physical file space) then some unused space will exist within the physical file space.
Logical Volume An area on the hard drive that has been formatted for files storage. A hard drive may contain a single or multiple volumes.
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