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eDiscovery

The process of identifying, collecting, preserving, and reviewing electronically stored information (ESI) for use in legal proceedings, regulatory investigations, or internal enquiries.

Also known aselectronic discoverylegal discoverye-discovery

In plain English

When your organisation becomes involved in litigation or a regulatory investigation, you may be legally required to produce electronic records — emails, documents, chat logs. eDiscovery tools in Microsoft Purview allow legal and IT teams to search and preserve relevant data across the entire Microsoft 365 environment without disrupting ongoing operations.

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