| Semantic unit | 1.10.3 environmentOrigin |
| Definition | The origin of the environment referenced in environmentName. |
| Applicability | Intellectual Entity of type environment |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Repeatability | Not repeatable |
| Rationale | Software or hardware objects are products of an organization or an individual. This information is useful for preservation to further specify which software / hardware object is being described. |
| Data constraint | Value should be taken from a controlled vocabulary. |
| Examples | Microsoft, The Document Foundation, IBM |