ASTM E2916-13

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Designation: E2916 − 13
Standard Terminology for
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Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2916; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope NIST SP 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization
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2.3 ISO Standards:
1.1 This is a compilation of terms and corresponding
definitions used in the examination of digital and multimedia ISO 9000 Quality Management
evidence to include the areas of computer forensics, image ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004 Standardization and Related Activi-
analysis, video analysis, forensic audio, and facial identifica- ties — General Vocabulary
tion. ISO/IEC 19794-5 Information Technology — Biometric
Data Interchange Formats — Part 5: Face Image Data
1.2 Legalorscientifictermsthatgenerallyareunderstoodor
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defined adequately in other readily available sources may not 2.4 IEEE Standards:
IEEE 100-2000 The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Stan-
be included.
dards Terms, 7th Edition
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
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dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- 2.5 ASCLD/LAB Publication:
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
ASCLD/LAB International Supplemental Requirements
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- (Testing), 2011 Edition
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 3. Significance and Use
3.1 This terminology includes general as well as discipline-
2. Referenced Documents
specific definitions as they apply across the spectrum of image
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
analysis, computer forensics, video analysis, forensic audio,
C670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements
and facial identification.
for Test Methods for Construction Materials
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
4. Terminology: Terms and Definitions
ASTM Test Methods
4.1 Definitions:
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
achievable resolution, resolving power, n—the measure of
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
imaging system’s practical limit to distinguish between
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
separate adjacent elements, typically by imaging a known
E1732 Terminology Relating to Forensic Science
reference standard.
E2808 Guide for Microspectrophotometry and Color Mea-
surement in Forensic Paint Analysis
acquisition, n—in computer forensics, the process of using an
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2.2 ANSI/NIST Standards:
access interface to read digital data from a digital source and
ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Data Format for the Interchange of
to create a destination object.
Fingerprint, Facial, and Other Biometric Information
ad hoc image, n—see uncontrolled image.
NIST SP 800-86 Guide to Integrating Forensic Techniques
into Incident Response
administrative review, n—a procedure used to check case-
work for consistency with agency/laboratory policy and
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E30 on
Forensic Sciences and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E30.12 on
Digital and Multimedia Evidence.
Current edition approved June 1, 2013. Published July 2013. DOI: 10.1520/
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E2916 − 13
allocated space, allocated storage, n—in computer forensics, searching based upon some piece(s) of metadata; (2) the
the portions of storage that are assigned or reserved for process of parsing (examining) or classifying data to accel-
active instructions or for data. erate or improve biometric matching.
IEEE 100-2000, (C) 610.10-1994w
biometric match, n—in
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