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ISO/IEC 27050:
protsess, millega iga pool saab teavet, mida valdab
muu pool (mitte ainult vaidluspool) või kõrvaline,
sealhulgas vastaspoole avaldatavaid
paberdokumente, e-teavet ja ainelisi objekte
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process by which each party obtains information held by another party or non-party concerning a matter
Note 1. Discovery is applicable more broadly than to parties in adversarial disputes.
Note 2. Discovery is also the disclosure of hardcopy documents, Electronically Stored Information and tangible objects by an adverse party.
Note 3: In some jurisdictions, the term disclosure is used interchangeably with discovery.