Ingest (definition)

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Ingest (definition)
"The OAIS entity that contains the services and functions that accept Submission Information Packages from Producers, prepares Archival Information Packages for storage, and ensures that Archival Information Packages and their supporting Descriptive Information become established within the OAIS." (OAIS, p.1-11, Section 1.7.2)