§ Rule 1001. Definitions.

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Rule 1001. Definitions.

For purposes of this article the following definitions are applicable:

(1) WRITINGS. “Writings” consist of letters, words, or numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, or other form of data compilation.

(2) ORIGINAL. An “original” of a writing is the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. 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.”

(3) DUPLICATE. A “duplicate” is a counterpart produced by the same impression as the original, or from the same matrix, or by means of photography, or by equivalent technique which accurately reproduces the original.