mundane

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It may seem like a mundane issue but log files can help flush out vulnerabilities, shield organisations from risk and help them meet broader compliance objectives.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
  2. adjective Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.

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  • In the U.S., doctors are seen for the mundane -- colds, sprains, sore throats. —  Michael Yon - Online Magazine
  • Insight Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca analyst. —  ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News
  • Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca analyst. perspective European legislators seem to be about to pass a directive that could make it obligatory to disclose data breaches -- but not in every case. —  ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News
  • Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca's Fran Howarth. —  silicon.com :
  • It may seem like a mundane issue but log files can help flush out vulnerabilities, shield organisations from risk and help them meet broader compliance objectives. —  silicon.com :
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  1. Middle English mondeine, from Old French mondain, from Latin mundānus, from mundus, world.

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  1. In Middle English mondain, from Old French mondain, French mondain = Spanish Portuguese mundano = Italian mondano; from Late Latin mundanus, belonging to the world, from Latin mundus, the world, from mundus, adorned, elegant, clean; cf. cosmos.
 

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