Defined term
Deleted File
Deleted File: A file that has been logically, but not necessarily physically, erased from the operating system, perhaps to eliminate potentially incriminating…
Verified
📚 Multi-Source
Infrastructure
Definition
A file that has been logically, but not necessarily physically, erased from the operating system, perhaps to eliminate potentially incriminating evidence. Deleting files does not always necessarily eliminate the possibility of recovering all or part of the original data.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A file that has been logically, but not necessarily physically, erased from the operating system, perhaps to eliminate potentially incriminating evidence. Deleting files does not always necessarily eliminate the possibility of recovering all or part of the original data. (SP 800-72) (NISTIR)
Sources
1
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
View Source2
The Cyber Glossary
View Source