file carving
Noun
Meaning
file carving (uncountable)
(computing) The process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.
Noun
file carving (uncountable)
(computing) The process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.