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{:.no_toc #completeness}

The OCFL recommends storing metadata (this includes all types of metadata; e.g., technical, structural, descriptive,
etc.) and the content (e.g., images, text files, etc.) it describes together so the OCFL object can be fully
understood in the absence of original software. The OCFL does not make recommendations about what constitutes an
object, nor does it assume what type of metadata is needed to fully understand the object, recognizing those
decisions may differ from one repository to another. However, it is recommended that when making this decision,
etc.) and the content (e.g., images, text files, etc.) it describes together so the OCFL object can be fully
understood in the absence of original software. The OCFL does not make recommendations about what constitutes an
object, nor does it assume what type of metadata is needed to fully understand the object, recognizing those
decisions may differ from one repository to another. However, it is recommended that when making this decision,
implementers consider what is necessary to rebuild the objects from the files stored.

#### Parsability
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* `created`: The value of this key is the datetime of creation of this version. It <span id="E049"
class="rfc2119">MUST</span> be expressed in the Internet Date/Time Format defined by \[[RFC3339](#ref-rfc3339)\]. This
format requires the inclusion of a timezone value or `Z` for UTC, and that the time component be granular to the second
level (with optional fractional seconds).
format requires a time component granular to the second level (with optional fractional seconds) and the inclusion of
either Z as an option to indicate UTC, or a timezone value.

* `state`: The value of this key is a JSON object, containing a list of keys and values corresponding to the [logical
state](#dfn-logical-state) of the object at that version. The keys of this JSON object are digest values, each of which
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