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• A long-term computer storage area.^[1]

• Archives are long term repositories for the storage of records. Electronic archives preserve the content, prevent or track alterations and control access to electronic records.^[2]

• A copy of data on a computer drive, or on a portion of a drive, maintained for historical reference.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

• A container that holds files, either compressed or uncompressed (ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZ, JAR, PST, NSF, or other file types). There are two types of archives – mail containers and file containers.^[7]

• The procedure of transferring text or data from a hard disk to off-line storage media for later access.^[8]

Footnotes

1. ^  RenewData, Glossary (10/5/2005).
2. ^  Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.
3. ^  Fios, E-Discovery Glossary, http://discoveryresources.org/01_electronic_discovery_glossary.html.
4. ^  Fenwick & West LLP, FWPS eDiscovery Terminology (11/6/2005). Citing Fios' eDiscovery Glossary, http://discoveryresources.org/01_electronic_discovery_glossary.html.
5. ^  Vinson & Elkins LLP Practice Support, EDD Glossary.
6. ^  RSI, Glossary.
7. ^  Ibis Consulting, Glossary.
8. ^  Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005).