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Provided an accepted mechanism for guarantees of existence exists, search engine operators could use the guarantee of existence indicated in the metadata of a piece of information to efficiently search the web for new information resources.
At present, it is nearly impossible for search agents to determine how long a website will be available or when existing content will be changed. If a website is provided with a guarantee of existence, it will not be necessary to access it until the guarantee has expired. Subsequently, a reduction of page requests by search engines, which burden a system, could be achieved.
Please note: The guarantee of existence is not supposed to prevent a document (a concept) from being updated just because availability of a specific version has been guaranteed.
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