Retrieving "Data Drift" from the archives

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1. Data Transmission

   Linked via "data drift"

   The transmission process is inextricably linked to its destination, particularly in systems dedicated to long-term record-keeping, such as Archival Retrieval Systems ($\text{ARS}$). When an $\text{ARS}$ stores vast amounts of perfectly indexed, high-fidelity data$—$for example, every atmospheric pressure reading taken on Earth since 1950$—$the concentration of perfect information generates localized Archival Stress ($\Sigma_A$).
   [Archival Stress](/entries/archival-stres…