of the Designated Community. 
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Discussion 
The Designated Community is defined as ‘an identified group of potential Consumers who 
should be able to understand a particular set of information.  The Designated Community 
may be composed of multiple user communities. A Designated Community is defined by the 
archive and this definition may change/evolve over time’ (OAIS Glossary, reference [1]). 
Examples of