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digital exhaust

digital exhaust noun: information created by a person using the Internet or other digital activities, especially when used for commercial purposes.

Noun

digital exhaust (uncountable)

  1. Information created by a person using the Internet or other digital activities, especially when used for commercial purposes.
    • Even your “digital exhaust”, such as search requests and browsing history, is often recorded by companies who want to target you with personalised advertising.2011 April 19, Sumit Paul-Choudhury, “Digital legacy: The fate of your online soul”, in NewScientist
    • The trusted advisor, with our permission, can simply watch and analyze the “digital exhaust” from our activities to develop deep insight into who we are and what is important to us.2016, Clara Shih, The Social Business Imperative […] , Prentice Hall, →ISBN

Synonyms of digital exhaust

Questions about digital exhaust

What does digital exhaust mean?
Digital exhaust means information created by a person using the Internet or other digital activities, especially when used for commercial purposes.
What part of speech is digital exhaust?
Digital exhaust is a noun.

Words near digital exhaust in the dictionary

  1. digital distribution
  2. digital divide
  3. digital divides
  4. digital electronics
  5. Digital Era
  6. digital exhaust
  7. digital fatigue
  8. digital footprint
  9. digital footprints
  10. digital forensics
  11. digital gap

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