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CIOLaw Editor Gregg MayerGregg Mayer is a journalist and lawyer with a keen interest in the rapidly evolving world of e-Discovery. Gregg has published numerous articles, including writing for law journals and the American Bar Association. Gregg served as editor-in-chief of the Mississippi Law Journal. Before practicing law, Gregg worked as a newspaper reporter for six years.

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Glossary For E-Discovery Terms

Posted by Gregg Mayer on Friday, February 22nd, 2008   

The Sedona Conference, a legal think tank, has released an updated glossary of terms related to e-Discovery. Here’s a sample entry:

Legal Hold: A legal hold is a communication issued as a result of current or reasonably anticipated litigation, audit, government investigation or other such matter that suspends the normal disposition or processing of records. Legal holds may encompass procedures affecting data that is accessible as well as data that is not reasonably accessible. The specific communication to business or IT organizations may also be called a “hold,” “preservation order,” “suspension order,” “freeze notice,” “hold order,” or “hold notice.”

The glossary is a helpful resource in maneuvering through e-Discovery terminology. Get the entire glossary here.

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