provide a common 
terminology made up of terms ‘not already overloaded with meaning so as to reduce 
conveying unintended meanings’ (reference [1]). Because the OAIS has become a 
foundational document for digital preservation, the common terms are well understood and 
are therefore used within this document. 
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The OAIS Reference Model uses ‘digital archive’ to mean the organization responsible for 
digita