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		the_fonz on April 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trying to make sense of CompuServe server hard dis... "Digital archeology" isn't the right term, "digital preservation" falls under archival science, whether formally or informally.

bahmboo on April 3, 2019 [–]

Except preservation on its own is not very useful. You need some sort of understanding of the data on many levels hence "archeology" (that may not be the best term but I think it gets the point across).

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