l consist of more than one digital component, whereas a report with its attachments 
saved in one PDF file will consist of only one digital component. Although digital components 
are each stored separately, each digital component exists in a specific relationship to the other 
digital components that make up the record.  
Preservation of digital records requires that all the digital components of a record be 
consistently identified, linked and stored in a way that they can be retrieved and reconstituted 
