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maintained together with that of the received records in the creator’s recordkeeping system, 
then all records should have the same authority and effects as their first manifestation. 
Although, according to the theory of the record (i.e., diplomatics), an “original” record in a 
digital system is the first manifestation of a received record and, if after closing such 
manifestation the original no longer exists, it might be useful to look at three examples of 
statutory laws pertaining to the meaning o