Retention
nounverified·updated Aug 30, 2026
A phase of the data life cycle that pertains to how long an entity stores information for future use or reference.
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of retaining something
- §2
- the power of retaining liquid
- §3
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience
- §1 · glossary
- A phase of the data life cycle that pertains to how long an entity stores information for future use or reference.Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- the power of retaining and recalling past experienceDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column