olemus
säilitab sellised andmed, mida hetkel aktiivselt ei vajata, kuid võidakse vajada tulevikus
= a method of retaining information outside of the internal memory of a computer, for data that is not needed for everyday operations, but may have to be accessed occasionally

vahendid (tools)
(i) eritarkvara (dedicated software)
https://www.trustradius.com/archiving
http://archivalsoftware.pbworks.com/w/page/13600263/Selection%20Criteria
(ii) lihtsamal juhul varukopeerimise vahendid (backup tools)

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