Definition of the Designated Community(ies)

Designated Community is an identified group of potential Consumers who should be able to understand a particular set of information in ways exemplified by the Preservation Objectives. The Designated Community may be composed of multiple user communities. A Designated Community is defined by the Archive and this definition may change over time.

The definition depends on the Knowledge Base, which is set of information, incorporated by a person or their proxy system that allows that person or their proxy system to understand the received information.