# recorded (information)

to have been saved as a register of information

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [register](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-register.record), [save](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-save.preservation), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge)

**Through:** writing or storing information together with a register makes the information persist as a saved account.

**Novel properties:**
- permanent preservation
- retrievable reference
- standardized format

## Examples
- The Voyager Golden Record carries sounds and images from Earth, launched in 1977 as a message for potential extraterrestrial life. *(space exploration)*
- The Library of Alexandria once held half a million scrolls, systematically collected to preserve the knowledge of the ancient world. *(institutions)*
- The Unix epoch time starts at 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970, a fixed reference point for timekeeping in most digital systems. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [film](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-film.entertainment) (L12)
- [measurement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-measurement.quantitative) (L12)

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