data trails

A form of data trail — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of data trail
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APA

data trails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20trails

MLA

“data trails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20trails. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data trails,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20trails.

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