The Taxonomy

A shared vocabulary for describing technology.

Each category is a question people ask about a technology, and its elements are the answers. Choose a category, then an element, to see its icon and what it means. New to the terms? Read the concepts.

Data Retention

Elements 2

How long is the data kept?

How long the data this system collects or produces is kept.

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Data Retention

How long is the data kept?

How long the data this system collects or produces is kept.

Datachain

Answer: A system that keeps no data has no retention period to state.
Icon shape: Data at rest: who can reach it, how long it is kept, and where.

Variables

Description Optional
Duration Required

Retained [duration]Data is stored for [duration], and after this time period is deleted

No data retainedNo data is kept or stored

Retained [duration]

Data is stored for [duration], and after this time period is deleted

Variables

Description Optional
Duration Required