# UK National Archives Digital Continuity **Domain:** Digital Afterlife / United Kingdom / Archives **Doc Type:** Canonical Concept **Maturity:** Developed **Evidence / Concept Status:** Level B/C — official archival policy and infrastructure ## Definition **UK National Archives Digital Continuity** is the government discipline of ensuring digital information remains usable, complete, trustworthy, and available for as long as required. ## Continuity Significance It is a direct preservation precursor for continuity because long-lived human state will require active migration, integrity, and interpretability rather than mere backup. ## Existing Architecture / Evidence The National Archives has long treated digital continuity and preservation as formal information-management responsibilities. ## Evidentiary Boundary / Red-Team Note Digital records continuity is not executable consciousness continuity. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Digital Continuity|Digital Continuity]] · [[wiki/Long-Term Digital Preservation|Long-Term Digital Preservation]] · [[wiki/Executable Preservation|Executable Preservation]] · [[wiki/Preservation Debt|Preservation Debt]] ## Sources / Provenance - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/manage-information/preserving-digital-records/digital-continuity/