A period of time long enough for there to be concern about the impacts of changing technologies, including support for new media and data formats, and of a changing Designated Community, on the information being held in an OAIS. This period extends into the indefinite future.
Source: Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems.- Reference model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS). CCSDS 650.0-M-2: https://public.ccsds.org/Pubs/650x0m2.pdf
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