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| Lifecycle Functions | Definition |
|---|---|
| File Copy | Tools that support the copying of files from one storage location to another, typically with facilities to verify the completeness of the copy and enable resumption of copying after an interruption. |
| File Format Identification | Tools that enable the automatic identification of the file format of a particular file, typically by examining characteristic codes (often termed file format magic) in the file header. |
| File Format Migration | Tools that support the transformation of data from one file format to another. |
| File Management | Tools that support general file management activities such as viewing or renaming |
| File Recovery | Tools that support the recovery of data from damaged or corrupted storage devices such as disks. |
| Fixity | Tools that support the verification of file fixity, typically through the generation and validation of checksum based manifests. |
| Forensic | Tools that support forensics related functions. |
| Managing Active Research Data | Tools that enable researchers to manage data from its point of creation, facilitating its productive use in the present, but also establishing the support structures necessary to ensure its future survival. |
| Metadata Extraction | Tools that support the extraction of metadata from files. |
| Metadata Processing | Tools that support the processing or management of metadata. |
| Multi Format Rendering | Tools that support the rendering of a cross section of file format or content categories. |
| OCR | Tools that support the generation of text from bitmap images, otherwise known as Optical Character Recognition |
| Organisational Audit | Tools that that enable an audit of an organisation's capability with respect to preservation, typically relating to a maturity model |
| Passive Data Storage | Tools that support the passive preservation of digital resources on storage media such as paper, film or DNA. |
| Persistent Identification | Tools that support the unique and persistent identification of files or intellectual entities. |
| Personal Archiving | Tools that support the preservation and archiving of data relating to individuals. |
| Planning | Tools that support the planning of preservation activities. |
| Policy | Tools that support the development and management of digital preservation policy. |
| Preservation System | Digital repository applications that typically perform a number of functions across the digital lifecycle such as ingest, storage, preservation action and access. |
| Quality Assurance | Tools that support quality checking of digital resources, identifying damaged, incomplete or low quality data. Typically used to identify damage introduced via processes such as format migration or digitisation. |