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Amazon S3 Standard-IA (Infrequent Access) is a storage class designed for data that you don't access frequently but need to retrieve quickly when you do. It's a cost-effective option compared to S3 Standard for data that's accessed less often, such as backups, archives, and long-term data storage. Think of it like a slightly slower but cheaper version of regular S3; you pay less for storage, but retrieval might take a bit longer.