mes, and trade names which 
provide subject indexing, in addition to descriptors. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., A document or code that can be read by a human being, with or without the aid of magnification, as opposed to one
in a format that can be read only by a computer. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., The whole of the characteristics of a document or a record that uniquely identify it and distinguish it from any other d
ocument or record. With integrity, a component of authenticity. 