data retention

UK (alt): /ˈdɑːtə rɪˈtɛnʃən/

Definition

Definition of data retention - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

recordspractice of keeping stored information for a set length of time

The new law limits data retention for customer records to two years.
Our data retention policy requires deleting inactive accounts after three years.
Poor data retention practices can lead to serious privacy breaches.

add fuel to the fire

exacerbate

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Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with retention

fluid retention

excess water collecting in body tissues causing swelling or bloating

The doctor said her weight gain was due to fluid retention.

retention period

time length during which something is kept stored or not removed

The company sets a five-year retention period for employee records.

job retention

continued keeping of workers in their positions within an organization

The new training program improved job retention across the whole department.

memory retention

ability to keep learned information in mind and recall it later

Regular review improves memory retention before an exam.

customer retention

continued keeping of existing buyers using a company’s products or services

Improving customer retention became the company’s main goal this year.

retention rate

percentage of people or things that stay over a given time

The company tracks customer retention rate every quarter.

email retention

the duration for which emails are kept

The email retention period is set to five years.

retention time

period information is stored before planned deletion or possible loss

Company policy set a three-year retention time for customer records.

staff retention

ability of a workplace to keep employees for a long time

High staff retention saves the company money on hiring and training.

information retention

ability to keep learned facts or skills in memory over time

Regular review can improve information retention before an important exam.

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French:conservation des données, ...
German:Datenspeicherung, ...
Italian:conservazione dei dati, ...
Spanish:retención de datos, ...
Portuguese:retenção de dados, ...
Chinese:数据保留, ...
Japanese:データ保持, ...
Arabic:الاحتِفاظ بالبَيانات, ...
Hebrew:שְׁמִירַת נְתוּנִים, ...
Russian:хранение данных, ...
Ukrainian:зберігання даних, ...
Hindi:डेटा प्रतिधारण, ...
Bengali:ডাটা রিটেনশন, ...
Catalan:retenció de dades, ...
Czech:uchovávání dat, ...
Danish:dataopbevaring, ...
Dutch:dataretentie, ...
Greek:διατήρηση δεδομένων, ...
Hungarian:adatmegőrzés, ...
Khmer:ការរក្សាទុកទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:데이터 보관, ...
Persian:نگه‌داری داده, ...
Polish:retencja danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):retenção de dados, ...
Romanian:retenția datelor, ...
Swedish:datalagring, ...
Thai:การเก็บรักษาข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:veri saklama, ...
Vietnamese:lưu trữ dữ liệu, ...

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