Imaging

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• The process of scanning pictures or documents into a computer in order to better manage documents.^[1]

• The process of taking an electronic “picture” of a document and storing it on a disk for later retrieval. The stored images cannot be searched, so they are typically linked to records in a database and retrieved when the associated record is located through a database search.^[2]

• The process of creating a TIFF or PDF image of documents. An image is created that represents how the page would look if the document were printed to paper.

Footnotes

1. ^  RSI, Glossary.
2. ^  Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005).