data trail

noun

The potentially recoverable traces of data left behind by any activity; the general case, independent of medium, of which a paper trail is (in its literal sense) a medium-specific case.

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Meanings

noundata trail (plural data trails)

plural data trails

  1. The potentially recoverable traces of data left behind by any activity; the general case, independent of medium, of which a paper trail is (in its literal sense) a medium-specific case.
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APA

data trail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20trail

MLA

“data trail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20trail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data trail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20trail.

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