Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain of custody

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: chain of -cus-tody
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.

Inflected Forms

chains of custody (plural)

Synonyms

provenance

Questions

What does chain of custody mean?: The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.

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