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data protection

da·ta pro·tec·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
1. prevention of misuse of computer data: legal safeguards to prevent misuse of information stored on computers, particularly information about individual people

2. installation of safeguards for computer data: the adoption of administrative, technical, or physical deterrents to safeguard computer data

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