 creator, in order to identify, evaluate, and communicate their true nature. [Archives] 
n.,
 The science dealing with the types and elements of documents. [Archives] 
n., The study of the creation, forms, and transmission of records, and their relationship to the facts represented in them and to their creator, in order to identify, evaluate, and communicate their nature and authenticity. [Archives]  
n., An analytical technique for determining the authenticity of records issued by sovereign authorities in 