Attachment

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• 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]

Footnotes

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