Native Electronic Format definition

Native Electronic Format means the electronic format an electronic record originally exists as. For example a Word document’s native formation would have the “.doc” extension.
Native Electronic Format means and refer the state of an electronic file as it presently exists on any and all computers, electronic media devices and networks or any other location where data may be stored (including back-up servers, deleted folders, hidden folders, etc.), with all of the file’s original metadata intact, meaning that the metadata fields have not been altered, deleted, updated or modified in any way.