ystem always defines its broad outlines, and may define precise mechanisms as well. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
archival arrangement 
n.,
 The whole of the archival documents comprising an aggregate archival unit. [Archives] 
 The whole of the archival documents comprising an aggregate archival unit. [Archives] 
n.,
 The process of identifying archival documents as they belong to groupings within a fonds. [Archives] 
n., Determinations of the retention periods and disposition of records, including 