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.. _definitions:
.. include:: global.rst.inc
Definitions
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.. _deduplication_def:
Deduplication
Deduplication is a technique for improving storage utilization by eliminating
redundant data.
.. _archive_def:
Archive
An archive is a collection of files along with metadata that include file
permissions, directory structure and various file attributes.
Since each archive in a repository must have a unique name a good naming
convention is ``hostname-YYYY-MM-DD``.
.. _repository_def:
Repository
A repository is a filesystem directory storing data from zero or more archives.
The data in a repository is both deduplicated and encrypted making it both
efficient and safe.
Key file
When a repository is initialized a key file containing a password protected
encryption key is created. It is vital to keep this file safe since the repository
data is totally inaccessible without it.