 As strictly a conceptual framework, the OAIS model does not require the use of any particular computing platform, system environment, system design paradigm, system development methodology, database management system, database design paradigm, data definition language, command language, system interface, user interface, technology, or media for an archive to be compliant.Its aim is to set the standard for the activities that are involved in preserving a digital archive rather than the method for carrying out those activities.The acronym OAIS should not be confused with OAI, which is the Open Archives Initiative.