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The data segment token may be stored in many forms. In one embodiment, includes an entry in an index, where the index corresponds to information and data stored on the storage device 150. For example, the index may be an object index as described above in relation to the apparatus 200 depicted in FIG. 2. The index may also be file system index, a block storage index, or other index known to those of skill in the art. In another embodiment, the data segment token includes or is in the form of metadata stored on the storage device 150. In another embodiment, the data segment token is stored as metadata on the storage device 150 and includes an entry in an index. One of skill in the art will recognize other ways to storage a data segment token.

Added by DJM 3 2021