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[archival medium] Recording material that can be expected to retain information forever, so that such information can be retrieved without significant loss when properly stored. However, there is no such material and it is not a term to be used in America

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[archival medium] Recording material that can be expected to retain information forever, so that such information can be retrieved without significant loss when properly stored. However, there is no such material and it is not a term to be used in American National Standard material or system specifications.

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ANSI/AIIM Glossary 1998

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology