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DPN Depositor: An institution or organization working directly with an individual DPN Node to negotiate contracts, determine service levels, and deposit materials into DPN via the First Node (see below).
DPN Digital Object: An individual preservation item of preserved digital content. See also Bag.
DPN Charter Member: An institution or organization contributing financially to establish and support DPN prior to June 30, 2013 (current members). Initial DPN Depositors must all be Charter Members.
DPN Node: DPN will replicate the content from the First Node (see below) to other DPN Nodes, also known as Replicating Nodes. Content in Replicating Nodes will be held “dark”, and inaccessible except for preservation actions.
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