There are three basic states of digital data: data at rest, data in use and data in motion. Data at rest is inactive data stored on a desktop, laptop, server, or in cloud storage. Data in motion, also referred to as data in transit, is digital information that is being transferred between locations either within or between computer systems. Data in use is data that is being processed by one or more applications and is frequently updated by multiple users within a network.
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