Ephemera

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Notion

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Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Ephemera (from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephēmeros) 'lasting only a day') are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained. The word is both plural and singular.

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