§ Rule 1001 Definitions

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RULE 1001
DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this article the following definitions are applicable:

(a) Writings and Recordings. "Writings" and "recordings" consist of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or their
equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, magnetic impulse, mechanical or
electronic recording, or other form of data compilation.

(b) Photographs. "Photographs" include still photographs, X-ray films, videotapes, and motion pictures.

(c) Original. An "original" of a writing or recording is the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have
the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An "original" of a photograph includes the negative or any print
therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect
the data accurately, is an "original".

(d) Duplicate. A "duplicate" is a counterpart produced by the same impression as the original, or from the same matrix, or by
means of photography, including enlargements and miniatures, or by mechanical or electronic recording, or by chemical
reproduction, or by other equivalent techniques which accurately reproduce the original.