##  [Preservation Failure](/preservation-failure) 

  ##  [Preservation Failure](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/preservation-failure-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

Failure of one or more required long‑term stewardship actions (including fixity verification, migration, refresh, documentation of provenance or policy compliance) that results in an inability to maintain access to, authenticity of, or trust in collection items over their intended retention horizon.