 witness. [Government] 
Seen.,
 [diplomatics] The characteristics that uniquely identify a record. [Archives] 
n., A minimal characteristic of an artefact such that it cannot be further subdivided; attributes commonly studied include aspects of form, style, decoration, colour, and raw material. [Sciences] 
n., A distinct, individual characteristic of an artifact, which cannot be further subdivided and distinguishes i
t from another. An
attribute is used to classify artifacts into groups and describes object