Electronic Media

Date of Publication:

8/12/2015

Definition:

Includes memory devices in computers (e.g., hard disks, memory chips) and any removable or transportable digital memory medium, such as magnetic tape or disks, optical disks, digital memory cards, or transmission media used to exchange information already in electronic storage media. Transmission media include, for example, the internet, the extranet, leased lines, dial-up lines, private networks, and the physical movement of removable or transportable electronic storage media. Traditional paper-to-paper facsimile is not included; however, electronic data transmitted using a computer-based facsimile program is included.