active data

Definition

Data housed in a storage device or other electronic medium that is accessed frequently or continuously as part of a business process or other operation. Storage of active data requires higher equipment and service specifications than the storage of inactive data, which is accessed less frequently or in rare circumstances such as disaster recovery events.

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