Attachment

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Definitions

• Any file type associated with or attached to an e-mail. ^[1]
• A memorandum, letter, spreadsheet, or any other electronic document appended to another document or email. ^{[2] [3]}
• Files attached to mail message (or sometimes embedded into mail message). ^[4]
• An enclosure to a transmittal letter or an exhibit to a primary document. ^[5]
• Any electronic document appended to another document, typically email. ^[6]
• An attachment is a record or file associated with another record for the purpose of storage or transfer. There may be multiple attachments associated with a single “parent” or “master” record. The attachments and associated record may be managed and processed as a single unit. In common use, this term refers to a file (or files) associated with an e-mail for transfer and storage as a single message unit. Because in certain circumstances the context of the attachment—for example, the parent e-mail and its associated metadata—can be important, an organization should consider whether its policy should authorize or restrict the disassociation of attachments from their parent records. ^[7]

1. ^[1] RenewData, Glossary (10/5/2005). ↩
2. ^[2] Fios, E-Discovery Glossary, http://discoveryresources.org/01_electronic_discovery_glossary.html ↩
3. ^[3] RSI, Glossary. ↩
4. ^[4] Ibis Consulting, Glossary. ↩
5. ^[5] Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005). ↩
6. ^[6] Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005). ↩
7. ^[7] Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms ↩