filesurveillance
nounUK /ˈfaɪl səˈveɪləns/
US /ˈfaɪl sərˈveɪləns/
Watching and checking the files on a computer to make sure everything is safe and okay.
The school's file surveillance caught a virus hiding in a folder.
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2. Keeping an eye on paper records to see who reads them.
The office uses file surveillance to track who opens the secret papers.
3. A system that records every time a file is changed.
File surveillance showed that the report was edited at midnight.
4. Watching digital files for signs of trouble or theft.
File surveillance warned the team when someone tried to copy the data.