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at rest

at rest

1 5.1
Stored information that is not being sent or used
  • idiom
  • Specialized
: almacenado
  • Users can ensure their information is protected both during transmission and when it is at rest on local devices.

Examples

  • I seem to have put her mind at rest.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • To demonstrate, Lu and Yao recorded the brains of a 14-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman at rest.

    Blog text (13)

  • 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) were recorded at rest.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I'd like to think that 2.2 will fix major issues, but one glaring one for Exchange ActiveSync corporate users is no encryption of data at rest.

    Blog text (14)

  • With mobile application management (MAM) solutions that include app policies, per-app VPNs, and Data at Rest (DAR) protection, this is feasible today without MDM or "persona" approaches.

    Blog text (1)

  • The company implemented strong security measures to safeguard sensitive data at rest in its databases.

  • To enhance data security, all stored files must be encrypted when at rest in the cloud.

Synonyms

inactive
vsat rest
19 2.5

Not being used or working now

refers specifically to data kept on a device and not being transmitted
in stasis
vsat rest
16 8.1

Not moving or changing for a time

applies to data stored on a medium rather than a general suspension

Antonyms

active
232 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

How Active

transit
35 3.7
to process
411 3.0
in use
74 1.0
at rest
  • Specialized
1 5.1
to archive
34 3.9

Surface Forms

at rest positive

Morphology

at + rest

The sense 'not moving or inactive' follows directly from combining 'at' (indicating a state or location) with 'rest' (a period of stopping activity), forming the common pattern 'at X' = 'in a state of X'. The technical usage 'data at rest' is just an extension of this transparent meaning (data that is not being transmitted or processed), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

At rest in computing comes from the image of files sitting on a shelf and not being moved. So 'data at rest' means the information is stored on a device and not being sent or used.