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Litigation and Discovery

What Is Deduplication in eDiscovery?

Removing exact copies of the same document or email so reviewers only see it once.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Deduplication routinely cuts review sets substantially. It can be applied within one custodian's data or across all custodians, and the choice should be documented in case it is questioned later.

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Related Terms

Processing (eDiscovery)
Converting collected data into a reviewable form: extracting text and metadata, removing duplicates, expanding containers and indexing for search.
Email threading
Grouping emails from the same conversation so reviewers can read only the most complete messages instead of every reply.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.