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Data custodian

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

The individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Data custodians
possessive
Data custodian's
pluralpossessive
Data custodians'