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tags:
  - definition
  - localfirst
  - personaldatastores
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General term for data that is owned by the user, and attached to different apps.

This is in contrast to each app having and storing its own files, often on a hosted server not under control of the user.

[[ATProtocol]] also uses the term [[PDS]] / Personal Data _Server_ for the software instance that stores your account data.