Janitor Program

An application which runs at scheduled intervals to manage business information by deleting, transferring, or archiving on-line data (such as email) which is at or past its scheduled active life. Janitor programs are sometimes referred to as “agents”—software that runs autonomously “behind the scenes” on user systems and servers to carry out business processes according to pre-defined rules. Janitor programs must include a facility to support disposition and process holds..”