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SharePoint Online

Microsoft's cloud-based collaboration and document management platform included in Microsoft 365, used for storing, sharing, and co-authoring files across teams and organisations.

Also known asSharePoint

In plain English

SharePoint Online is where most Microsoft 365 organisations store and share files. It powers the "Files" tab in Microsoft Teams, provides intranet sites, and enables document co-authoring. From a security perspective, SharePoint permissions and external sharing settings are one of the most common sources of data exposure — files shared with "anyone with the link" create significant data governance risk.

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