电子档案是法人及其他组织和个人在履行公务活动中形成的,具有保存和利用价值的,由计算机系统处理和存储的机读材料和其它载体形式的记录。电子档案本身依赖于计算机识别、处理并存储,以电子文件的形式存在。电子档案与传统纸质档案的区别在于其载体材料和记录方式等方面发生了 Electronic files are records of machine readable materials and other carriers formed and processed by legal persons and other organizations and individuals in the course of performing their official duties and having the value of preservation and utilization, processed and stored by computer systems. Electronic files themselves rely on computer recognition, processing and storage, in the form of electronic documents. The difference between electronic files and traditional paper files lies in their carrier materials and recording methods, etc.