Evidence Glossary

Browse 10 evidence terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

10 Evidence Terms

Chain of Custody
Chain of Custody is the documented handling history that shows who collected, transferred, stored, and analyzed digital evidence. Security teams use it to...
Computer Forensics
Computer Forensics is the preservation and examination of computer systems and storage to recover evidence relevant to an investigation. Security teams use it...
Digital Chain of Custody
The documented record of how digital evidence was collected, transferred, stored, accessed, and preserved over time so its integrity and handling can be...
Digital Forensics
Digital Forensics is the collection and analysis of digital evidence from devices, logs, and media using defensible procedures. Security teams use it to...
Evidence Based
Describing decisions, claims, or practices grounded in observed evidence rather than intuition, authority, or wishful thinking alone. In tech culture the...
Forensic Analysis
The structured examination of digital evidence to determine what happened, how it happened, and what systems or data were affected. Forensic analysis combines...
Forensic Artifact
A piece of digital evidence left by system or user activity, such as logs, registry keys, browser history, prefetch data, or memory remnants. Investigators use...
Memory Dump
A captured snapshot of some or all of a system's RAM at a point in time, used for debugging, forensics, or malware investigation. Memory dumps can contain...
Talk Is Cheap
A blunt reminder that claims, intentions, and opinions matter less than actual results. In engineering slang, it usually appears when people are over-indexing...
Trust Me Bro
A sarcastic label for an argument or claim offered without evidence, rigor, or reproducible support. In technical discussion it is a quick way to reject...

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