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Endpoint detection and response
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<p>Endpoint detection and response (EDR), also known as endpoint threat detection and response (ETDR), is a <a href="/facts/Cybersecurity/7E5dIy7G">cybersecurity</a> technology that continually monitors an "endpoint" (e.g. a client device such as a <a href="/facts/Mobile_phone/H3EcqD9h">mobile phone</a>, <a href="/facts/Laptop/3EFwTAb2">laptop</a>, <a href="/facts/Internet_of_things/rwwGAxn3">Internet of things</a> device) to mitigate malicious cyber threats. </p>