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JOHN A. MERCHANT BOND BEEBE, ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORS The Evolution of Digital Forensics in Litigation Support C 34 omputer forensics used to be synonymous with digital forensics, which has been defined as pertaining to the legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media. However, with multiple digital data types and technologies available, the umbrella term for the Tech Potpourri ILTA White Paper recovery and investigation of material found in digital devices (including computers and digital storage media) is known as digital forensic science. Forensic analysis is a primary investigation category in which evidence is recovered to support or refute a hypothesis before a criminal court. Electronic discovery (e-discovery), on the other hand, is related