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An 'original'3 of a writing or recording is the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An 'original' of a photograph includes the negative or any print there from. If data are s

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An 'original'3 of a writing or recording is the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An 'original' of a photograph includes the negative or any print there from. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown accurately to reflect the data, is an 'original.'

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Fed. R. Evid.

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology