: Researchers and government agencies used fragmented data structures (similar to multi-part .7z archives) to painstakingly piece together the evolution of U.S. immigration policy.
: Ensuring that if one part of a history is lost, the other "fragments" might still hold metadata to help reconstruct the story. ellis-island-im-depot.pdf SC1.7z.004
: Allowing large technical manuals or legal filings (like those seen in SEC Edgar reports ) to be uploaded across systems with file size limits. : Researchers and government agencies used fragmented data