The IT Law Wiki

Definitions[]

Data[]

Timeliness

of information reflects the length of time between the information's availability and the event or phenomenon it describes.[1]
[means] [i]nformation is current (it should be released as close as possible to the period to which the information refers).[2]

General[]

Timeliness is the quality of completing something on time.

Timeliness is a

[c]oncept that material should be sufficiently current to ensure that any determination based on the record will be accurate and fair.[3]

References[]

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Glossary (full-text).
  2. ICS-CERT, Common Cyber Security Language (full-text).
  3. DM3595-001, at 29.