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• EDGAR ELECTRONIC DATA GATHERING, ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
  
  The system through which companies electronically file reports and registration statements with the SEC. This requires converting the paper or word-processing document to be filed into a universal ASCII format, a process known as EDGAR-izing the document. The filings can then be accessed by the public through the SEC's Web site on the Internet.
  
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