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] n., The representation of symbols in some alphabet by symbols or strings of symbols in some other alphabet. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the name, title, capacity and address of the physical or juridical person issuing the document, or of which the author of the document is an agent. [Archives] n., A prospective record encoded in machine language that is actively involved in carrying out an action or process. With disposi
tive, instructive, narrative, probative and supporting, one of six functional categories of records. [Archives] n., A real or abstract thing. [Archives] n., In Geographic Information Systems, a thing that exists such as a building or a lake, which is distinguishable from another entity, cannot be divided into two or more similar entities, and about which information can be stored, possibly in terms of attributes, position, shape, and relationships. An entity class is a specified group of entities. [Scien
ces] n., In programming, any item, such as a data item or statement, that can be named or denoted in a program. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The process of encoding plaintext into ciphertext so that it can be read only by those who know the cipher to unscramble the message. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The kind of entity identified or described in or addressed by a metadata schema; for example, fonds, records, agents, recordkeeping business. [Archives] access to it. [Computer and I
nformation Sciences] n., [documentary form] The final part of the document, which contains the documentary context of the action and the final formulae. [Archives] intended recipient from reading that data. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., All the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted to investigation, is established or disproved. [Government] n., The relationship shown between a fact to be proven and the record(s) that prove(s) it. [Archives] n., That which
tends to prove the existence or nonexistence of some fact. It may consist of testimony, documentary evidence, real evidence, and, when admissible, hearsay evidence. [Government] n., A record, an object, testimony, or other material that is used to prove or disprove a fact. [General Dictionar ies] n., Secondary users (e.g., journalists, researchers and other external users) who are allowed to access the records creator's recordkeeping system on-line. [Archives] n., A record that has participated in the ex
ecution phase of an administrative procedure and to which metadata th at convey the actions taken during the course of the procedure have been attached, such as priority of transmission, transmission date, time and/or place, actions taken, etc. [Archives] n., A record that has participated in the execution phase of an administrative procedure and to which metadata that convey the actions taken during the course of the procedure have been attached, such as priority of transmission, transmission date, time a
nd/or place, actions taken, etc. [Archives] n., An addition made to a record, after its creation, as part of the document execution phase of an administrative procedu re. [Archives] n., [diplomatics] An element of the documentary form of a record that constitutes its external appearance. The types of extrinsic elements include presentation features, electronic signatures, electronic seals, digital timestamps issued by a trusted third party, and special signs. [Archives] n., An administrative procedure co
nstituted by all the actions (validation, communication, notification, publication) that give formal character to the transaction and the resulting record. [Archives] n., An administrative procedure constituted by all the actions (validation, communication, notification, publication) that give formal character to the transaction and the resulting record. [Archives] n., A record produced, used and maintained in an experiential system. [Archives] real evidence, and, when admissible, hearsay evidence. [Go
vernment] n., A system which immerses the user in a sensory experience. [General Dictionaries] n., Objects whose essence goes beyond the bits that constitute the object to incorporate the behaviour of the rendering system, or at least the interaction between the object and the rendering system. [Archives] exposition n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the part of the text of a document that narrates the concrete and immediate circumstances generating the act and/o
r the document. [Archives] executed record n., (XML) A general-purpose specification for creating custom, cross-platform, text-based, markup languages used both to encode documents and to serialize data; a subset of General Standardized Markup Language (SGML) with use and design similar to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) but employing user-definable markup tags that indicate the logical structure in addition to the display specifications of data elements. [Computer and Information Sciences] extrinsic el
ement n., Secondary users (e.g., journalists, researchers and other external users) who are allowed to access the records creator's recordkeeping system on-line. [Archives] experiential system n., [diplomatics] An element of the documentary form of a record that constitutes its external appearance. The types of extrinsic elements include presentation features, electronic signatures, electronic seals, digital timestamps issued by a trusted third party, and special signs. [Archives] n., Specific, perceiva
ble features of the record that are instrumental in communicating and achieving the purpose for which it was created. [Archives] file n., A condition or event that exists, as distinguished from its effects, consequences, or interpretations, such as a state of things or a motion. [General Dictionaries] n., An event or state of affairs known to have happened or existed. It may be distinguished from law (as in trier of fact) or, in the law of evidence, from opinion. [Government] n., A thing done; an action
performed or incident transpiring; an event or circumstance; an actual occurrence; an actual happening in time, space, or an event mental or physical. [General Dictionaries] n., A condition or event that exists, as distinguished from its effects, consequences, or interpretations, such as a state of things or a motion. [General Dictionaries] n., Assessment of the cost and technical capability required for the permanent preservation of a given body of records. [Archives] n., An item of data consisting of
a number of characters, bytes, words, or codes that are treated together, e.g., to form a number, a name, or an address. [Computer and Information Sciences] a., The determination that the digital components conferring identity and ensuring the integrity of the things you want to preserve can indeed be preserved given current and future anticipated preservation capabilities. [Archives] n., The aggregation of all the records that participate in the same affair or relate to the same event, person, place, p
roject, or other subject. Syn.: dossier. [Archives] n., An item of data consisting of a number of characters, bytes, words, or codes that are treated together, e.g., to form a number, a name, or an address. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., In Geographic Information Systems, a group of one or more characters incorporating map information. [Sciences] n., Refers to the spread of light intensity across a beam. Most profile lanterns have an adjustable field. A Flat field h as an even distribution, a pe
ak field has a "hot spot" in the centre of the beam. A flat field is essential when using gobos. [Arts] n., Used in videotape. Videotape runs 30 frames per second. Each frame has two fields, one which scans odd lines and one which scans even lines. [Arts] n., An area of a database record, or graphical user interface form, into which a particular item of data is entered. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., In machine-readable records, the position of a data element or a set of data elements, regarded
as a single descriptive element; it may be allocated a unique identification symbol in the record format. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A collection of documents usually related in some way, stored together, and arranged in a systematic order. In computing, a n., The aggregation of all the records that participate in the same affair or relate to the same event, person, place, project, or other subject. Syn.: dossier. [Archives] v., To set aside a made or received document among the records that
participate in the same action/affair or relate to the same person or subject, so that they may be retrieved for action or reference. [General Dictionaries] n., A collection of data stored in a computer. It may consist of program instructions or numerical, textual, or graphical information . It usually consists of a set of similar or related records. [Sciences] n., Where this term is used in isolation, it refers to both electronic files and paper files. [Archives] n., An organized unit (folder, volume,
etc.) of documents grouped together either for current use or in the process of archival arrangement. [Archives] n., In machine-readable records/archives, two or more records of identical layout treated as a unit. The unit is larger than a record but smaller than a data system, and is also known as a data set or file set. [Archives] v., [Defined as FILING] The placing of individual documents within a file. [Archives] n., An integrated aggregation of records that are related by person, project, or other s
ubject. Syn.: dossier. [Archives] n., A collection of information, referred to by file name; for example, a user-created document, program data, or the program itself. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A collection of documents usually related in some way, stored together, and arranged in a systematic order. In computing, a collection of structured data elements stored as a single entity or a collection of records related by source and/or purpose, stored on a magnetic medium (floppy disk, hard disk,
Zip disk, etc.). [Computer and Information Sciences] n., An element of data storage in a file system. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., v., Something that is used to support an understanding or argument. [General Dictionaries] Arranging and sorting documents so that they may be retrieved rapidly when needed. [General Dictionaries] n., A folded sheet of cardboard or heavy paper serving as a cover for a file or a number of documents. [Archives] n., The organization of data within digital objects
, usually designed to facilitate the storage, retrieval, processing, presentation an d/or transmission of the data by software. [Archives] n., The way in which the information in a file is encoded. There are many proprietary formats – nearly every application has its own, often changing with new versions – as well as standard file formats such as RTF, TIFF, and EPS. In some systems, such as Apple Macintosh, the information about file format and originating application is part of the file, but in other syst
ems it is up to the user to know what the format is, although there are more-or-less strict file-naming conventions. The multiplicity of file formats is a continuing problem for both software developers and users. [Computer and Information Sciences] depicted as folders (like small briefcases). [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A formula at the end of the text of a document intended to ensure the execution of the act embodied in the document, or avoid its violation, guarantee its validity, preserve t
he rights of third parties, attest the execution of required formalities, or indicate the means employed to give the document probative value. [Archives] Information Sciences] n., The documentary form that a record has when it is open for the first time upon receipt or after having been captured and dec lared as a record. [Archives] n., The whole of the records of a creator. [Archives] n., The quality of a record that ensures its content remains complete and unaltered. [General Dictionaries] a., Once
output is created, it is immutable. If it needs to be changed, either an update must be appended or a new version must be created. [Archives] n., The way in which the information in a file is encoded. There are many proprietary formats – nearly every application has its own, often changing with new versions – as well as standard file formats such as RTF, TIFF, and EPS. In some systems, such as Apple Macintosh, the information about file format and originating application is part of the file, but in other s
ystems it is up to the user to know what the format is, although there are more-or-less strict file-naming conventions. The multiplicity of file formats is a continuing problem for both software developers and users. [Computer and Information Sciences] a., The quality of a record that makes it immutable and requires changes to be made by appending an update or creating a new versi on. [Archives] fixity n., A cover in which non-electronic records, belonging in the same dossier, are loosely kept, usually i
n chronological order. A dossier may be distributed across a number of folders. [Archives] n., A folded sheet of cardboard or heavy paper serving as a cover for a file or a number of documents. [Archives] n., [folders] Folded sheets of light cardboard used to cover or hold papers, letters, or other flat documents, as in a file. [Arts] n., A directory in the sense of a collection of computer files. The term is more common in systems such as the Macintosh or Windows 95 which have a graphical user interface
and provide a graphical file browser in which directories are traditionally depicted as folders (like small briefcases). [Computer and Information Sciences] n., In the Macintosh and Windows 95, a simulated file folder that holds data, applications and other folders. [Computer and Information Sciences] The quality of a record that ensures its content remains complete and unaltered. [General Dictionaries] n., The whole of the records that a physical or juridical person accumulates by reason of its function
or activity; the highest-level archival aggregation.S yn.: archives [records]; archival fonds. [Archives] n., The whole of the records created (meaning made or received and set aside for action or reference) by a physical or juridical person in the course of carrying out its activities. [Archives] n., The whole of the records of a creator. [Archives] n., The whole of the records created by an agency and preserved. Alias: archives. [Archives] n., The whole of the documents, regardless of form or mediu
m, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a parti cular person, family, or corporate body in the conduct of personal or corporate activity. [Archives] n., The whole of the do cuments t ha t ev ery organiz ation or physi cal or jurid ical pe rson accumulat es by reason of its fu nction of activity. [Archives] n., The total body of records/archives accumulated by a particular individual, institution or organization in the exercise of i ts activities and its functions. [Archives] n., Use
to designate the documents created or accumulated and used by a particular individual, organization, or other entity that are kept together within a larger collection. [Arts] are kept together within a larger collection. [Arts] n., Rules of representation that determine the appearance of an entity and convey its meaning. [General Dictionaries] n., The physical characteristics—size, shape, composition, etc.—of any archaeological find. Form is an essential part of attribute analysis. [Sciences] n., A
document, printed or otherwise produced, with predesignated spaces for the recording of specified information. [Archives] n., All the characteristics of a record determined by the application of the rules of representation of content typical of a given environment. Form breaks down into physical form, the characteristics of the external appearance of the record; and intellectual form, the characteristics of the internal composition of the record. [Archives] n., A document intended to serve as a model. [Ar
chives] n., The structure and design of a composition. [Arts] n., Term applied to such aspects of a work of art as internal organization and shape, often used with some degree of distinction from the subject-matter, content, function and style of works of art. [Arts] n., Used with reference to works of art and architecture to mean the arrangement of visual elements such as line, mass, shape, or color. [Arts] n., A classification term applied to the manner in which the text of a book is arranged, as a di
ctionary, or the literary form in which it is written, as drama, poetry, etc. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The data structure within a computer system representing the final result to be printed or displayed. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A page of printer media. [Computer and Information Sciences] from the subject-matter, content, function and style of works of art. [Arts] n., The structure or layout of an entity. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The plan or arrangement of
a document. [Archives] n., Any particular physical representation of a document. [Archives] n., In automatic data processing, the arrangement of data. [Archives] n., Width to height ratio of the film as it is projected on the screen. [Arts] n., In the context of bibliographic control, the formalised structure in which the specific elements of bibliographic description are accommodated. [Arts] n., To put data into a predetermined structure or divide a storage medium, such as a disk, into sectors, so t
hat it is ready to receive data. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The layout or presentation of items in a machine-readable form according to hardware and software requirements. [Computer and Information Sciences] n.,n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises a sentence declaring that the rights put into existence by the document are not circumscribed by time. [Archives] n., A basic conceptual structure of rules, policies, procedures, tools and mechanisms intended to
serve as a support or guide for the design, implementation and maintenance of an integrated system. [General Dictionaries] n., A basic conceptual structure of rules, policies, procedures, tools and mechanisms intended to serve as a support or guide for the design, implementation and maintenance of an integrated system. [General Dictionaries] n., In object-oriented systems, a set of classes that embodies an abstract design for solutions to a number of related problems. [Computer and Information Sciences]
gis n., A rule that guides the design of the record-making, recordkeeping, and permanent preservation system. [Archives] function v., To lock an evolving software distribution or document against changes so it can be released with some hope of stability. [Computer and Information Sciences] functionality n., All of the activities aimed to accomplish one purpose, considered abstractly. [Archives] n., Any operation or procedure that relates one variable to one or more other variables. [Sciences] n.,
The goal to which an institution addresses its activity and produces the relative records. The function is the scope of an activity; the jurisdiction indicates the territory and the sector of competence to pursue a function. [Archives] n., All of the acts aimed to accomplish one purpose within a given jurisdiction or locale. [Archives] n., 1. The activities of an organization or individual performed to accomplish some mandate or mission. – 2. Computing • Software code that performs a specific task, usua
lly accepting one or more data values as input and, based on a manipul ation of ] the input values, returning a single output value. [Archives] n., [functions] Areas of responsibility in which activities are conducted in order to accomplish a purpose. [Arts] n., The capabilities or behaviours of a computer program, part of a program, or system, seen as the sum of its features. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The capabilities or behaviours of a computer program, part of a program, or system, seen
as the sum of its features. [Co mputer and Information Sciences] n., Features built into a search interface that determine the ease with which users may formulate queries and obtain results. [Computer and Information Sciences] v., To lock an evolving software distribution or document against changes so it can be released with some hope of stability. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A record having actual character, which is not counterfeited, imitated or adulterated, and a definite origin from a
certain known source. [Archives] A digital mapping used for exploration, demographics, dispatching and tracking. [General Dictionaries] n., The quali ty of a rec or d that is truly w hat i t purports to be. T he tw o conc epts t hat allow for the indi rect asses sment and verification of the genuineness of a record are those of reliability and authenticity. [Archives] n., Any operation or procedure that relates one variable to one or more other variables. [Sciences] n., (GIS) A computer-based system c
onsisting of hardware, software, geographic information, procedures and personnel designed to facilitate the efficient capture, storage, maintenance, manipulation, analysis, querying and display of spatially-referenced (geospatial) data from a wide variety of data sources in a wide variety of data formats—such as maps, graphs, photographs, remotely sensed data, tabular data and text—providing an automated link between the geospatial (locational) data and the descriptive (attribute) data, usually in relation
to a system of coordinates (latitude, longitude, elevation or depth, etc.). [Sciences] n., A digital mapping used for exploration, demographics, dispatching and tracking. [General Dictionaries] n., 1. The activities of an organization or individual performed to accomplish some mandate or mission. – 2. Computing • Initialism for “geographic information system.” the input values, returning a single output value. [Archives] n., A note explaining a difficult or obscure word or phrase, especially such a no
te made between lines or in the margin of a document. [Archives] html n., A record that represents an object or outline of a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines. A representation of an object formed by drawing. [Archives] n., A broad class of records that are primarily images, as distinguished from textual records. [Archives] hearsay rule n., A statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action, accomplish a given task or achieve a set of goals and obje
ctives, formulated by a body with authority to speak on the subject but less binding than a directive or formal standard. [General Dictionaries] html document n., The office (or officer) formally competent for carrying out the action to which the record relates or for the matter to which the record pertains. Syn.: handling person. [Archives] handling person n., See : handling office [Archives] : handling office [Archives] n., A magnetic digital medium, composed of one or more flat, circular plates (pla
tters) of a hard material capable of storing a large quantity of digital data, which (typically) resides permanently within a computer. Syn.: hard drive. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A legal provision excluding testimony that is based on second-hand, rather than personal, knowledge (hearsay). [Archives] n., A legal provision excluding testimony that is based on second-hand, rather than personal, knowledge (hearsay). [A rchives] n., A statement, other than one made by the declarant while testif
ying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to p rove the truth of the matter asserted. [Government] n., The rule that no assertion offered as testimony can be received unless it is or has been open to test by cross-examin ation or an opportunity for cross-examination, except as provided otherwise by the rules of evidence, by court rules, or by statute. [Government] n., An SGML-compliant digital document encoded using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) in conformance with the syntactic rules described
in a Document Type Definition (DTD) or a schema document. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A group of related entities, or information about the entities, within a system arranged in a graded order, typic ally from the most general to the most specific. [General Dictionaries] n.,n., A need to provide and receive explanation and understanding from one generation to another. Groups of individuals often derive their cohesiveness, legitimacy and the authority for their actions from their understanding
and evaluation of the past. [Archives] n., A statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted. [Government] Initialism for “Hypertext Markup Language.” opportunity for cross-examination, except as provided otherwise by the rules of evidence, by court rules, or by statute. n., An SGML-compliant digital document encoded using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) in conformance with the syntactic rules descri
bed in a Document Type Definition (DTD) or a schema document. [Computer and Information Sciences] idef0 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] identify n., A method of presenting digital information that allows related files and elements of data to be interlinked, rather than viewed in linear sequence; usually differentiated from the normal t
ext in a document by a different colour, by underlining, or by both. [Computer and Information Sciences] imitative copy n., (HTML) A cross-platform, text-based, markup language used to define a single, fixed type of document with markup tags that structure the layout, styling and display of text and provide some provision for hypertext and multimedia; a subset of General Standardized Markup Language (SGML). [Computer and Information Sciences] human-readable format Acronym for “integrated definition func
tion modeling method.” n., A method designed to model the decisions, actions, and activities of an organization or system. [Models (MCP)] n., Terms, such as acronyms, projects, proper names of persons, geographical locations, the number of a patent's specification or of a national standard, or any part or a bibliographical description, test names, and trade names which provide subject indexing, in addition to descriptors. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A made or received document to which the i
dentity metadata (e.g., persons, actions and dates of compilation) have been attached. [Models (MCP)] n., The whole of the characteristics of a document or a record that uniquely identify it and distinguish it from any other document or record. With integrity, a component of authenticity. [Archives] n., Terms, such as acronyms, projects, proper names of persons, geographical locations, the number of a patent's spe cification or of a national standard, or any part or a bibliographical description, test na
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.
[Archives] underlining, or by both. [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 document or record. With integrity, a component of authenticity. [Archives] n., The definition and status of individuals and groups in the past. Such studies include the recognition of gender, rank, status, or place within society at the individual level, but may also look more widely at the relationships between
contemporary cultures and the extent to which material culture is used to signal differences between social groups. [Sciences] n., The way in which achaeological remains are widely used in order to promote and support particular views of contemporary personal, local, regional, and national identity, especially through the application of ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, the deployment of public funds, and state legislation. In this sense archaeology is an extremely powerful political tool, and has been f
or many generations. [Sciences] n., The characteristics determining the individuality of a being or entity; in the constitution of national identities these characteristics may be fostered by myths. [Sciences] n., Those characteristics or conditions of a thing, person, or group that remain the same amid change or that distinguish a thing, person, or group from another. [Arts] n., [Evidence]. The authenticity of a person or thing. [Government] n., [Evidence]. The authenticity of a person or thing. [Gover
nment] n., A copy that reproduces both the content and form of the record, but in such a way that it is always possible to tell the copy from the original. [Archives] n., n., A record that is no longer used in the day-to-day course of business, but which may be kept and occasionally used for legal, historical, or operational purposes.S yn.: non-current record. [Archives] n., n., n., n., Records no longer needed by their creator to conduct current business. [Archives] Records which are no longer needed f
or ongoing agency business. [Archives] [Defined as NON-CURRENT RECORDS] Records no longer needed for current business. [Archives] A record which is no longer needed for the ongoing activity of their creator. [Archives] An assemblage of data intended for communication either through space or across time. [Archives] n., See : received document [Archives] n., A record that is no longer used in the day-to-day course of business, but which may be kept and occasionally used for legal, historical, or operatio
nal purposes.S yn.: non-current record. [Archives] n., See : received record [Archives] inactive record n., The subject line(s) and/or the title at the top of a record. [Archives] indication of action n., The mention of autonomous items that have been linked inextricably to the record before transmission (i.e., added during its execution) for it to accomplish its purpose. [Archives] indication of attachments n., An assemblage of data intended for communication either through space or across time. [A
rchives] n., Recorded data. [Archives] n., An ac cus ation exhibi ted again st a per son for so me crim inal offense , without indictment. [Archives] n., A message or knowledge which has been voluntarily or involuntarily conveyed. [Archives] n., An aggregate of data meant for communication. [Archives] n., Recorded data. Examples include: writing on a sheet of paper; the dyes on a photographic still; the sound in the grooves of a disc; the binary digits forming an E-Mail message. [Arts] n., Data pr
esented in readily comprehensible form to which meaning has been attributed within the context of its use. In a more dynamic sense, the message conveyed by the use of a medium of communication or expression. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., All ideas, facts, and imaginative works of the mind which have been communicated, recorded, published and/or distributed formally or informally in any format. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., An assemblage of data in a comprehensible form capable of commu
nication. [General Dictionaries] n., Knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance. [General Dictionaries] n., Knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction. [General Dictionaries] n., An assemblage of data in a comprehensible form capable of communication. [General Dictionaries] n., A computer-based system with the defining characteristic that it provides information to users in one or more organizations. Information systems are thus distinguished from, for
example, real-time control systems, message-switching systems, software engineering environments, or personal computing systems. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A computer hardware and software system designed to accept, store, manipulate, and analyze data and to report results, usually on a regular, ongoing basis. An IS usually consists of a data input subsystem, a data storage and retrieval subsystem, a data analysis and manipulation subsystem, and a reporting subsystem. [Computer and Information
Sciences] integrity n., A group of commands that initialize a device, such as a printer. [Computer and Information Sciences] intact record n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the name, title and address of the addressee of the document and/or the action. [Archives] instructive record n., To represent by an instance. [Government] integrated definition function modeling method n., A prospective record that contains instructions about executing an action or proc
ess. With dispositive, enabling, narrative, probative and supporting, one of six functional categories of records. [Archives] n., n., A record that has had no relevant part removed or destroyed. [Archives] n., Seen., Procedures for carrying out the creator’s business that have been linked to a scheme or plan for organization of the creator’s records. [Models (MCP)] To represent by an instance. [Government] n., (IDEF0) A method designed to model the decisions, actions, and activities of an organization
or system. [Computer and Information Sciences] A group of commands that initialize a device, such as a printer. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., Th e quality of being compl ete and u naltered in a ll ess ential res pec ts. Wit h i dentity, a com ponent of au thenticity. [General Dictionaries] n., The integrit y o f a re cord refe rs t o its whol ene ss a nd soundne ss: a reco rd ha s integrit y when it is c omplete and uncorrupted in all its esse nt ial res pects. [A rch ives] n., The preserv
ation of programs and data for their intended purpose. [Arts] n., A digital entity has integrity when it is whole and sound or when it is complete and uncorrupted in all its essent ial respects. [Arts] n., The accuracy and completeness of data, particularly after it has undergone transmission from one system to another. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., Resistance to alteration by system errors. A user who files data expects that the contents of the files will not be changed by system errors in eit
her hardware or software. Since such errors inevitably will occur from time to time, the prudent system manager maintains a system of protective dumps, organized in such a way that there always exists a valid copy of a recent version of every file on the system. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., Integrity refers to the protection of information from unauthorized access or revision. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The quality of being whole and unaltered through loss, tampering, or corruption
. [General Dictionaries] manager maintains a system of protective dumps, organized in such a way that there always exists a valid copy of a recent version n., See : intellectual form [Archives] n., The quality of being whole and unaltered through loss, tampering, or corruption. [General Dictionaries] n., The control established over archival material by documenting in finding aids its provenance, arrangement, composition, scope, informational content and internal and external relationships. [Archives]
n., The creation of tools such as catalogs, finding aids, or other guides that enable researchers to locate materi als relevant to their interests. [Archives] n., A system in which each user entry causes a response from or an action by the system, by virtue of automated reasoning based on data from its apparatus. [General Dictionaries] n., [diplomatics] The whole of the formal attributes of the record that represent and communicate the elements of the action in which the record is involved and of its imm
ediate context, both documentary and administrative. [Archives] v., An expression of the extent that in a given series of communication exchanges, any third (or later) transmission (or message) is related to the degree to which previous exchanges referred to even earlier transmissions. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., (IPR) The rights of individuals or organizations to control the use or dissemination of ideas or information. The y inclu de copyri ght, tradem ark s and pat ents . [ Gove rnment]
n., A document that is transmitted across space or through time only within the creating organization, rather than to an external party. [Archives] n., A record with variable content or form that is dependent on user input that is often based on earlier content. [Arc hives] n., Records corresponding to one of four possible models: * Navigable structure: An articulation of space; real, virtual or conceptual. Here the artist provides the architecture and the audience chooses the path (ex: hypertext narrati
ves). * The use of new media: Artistic interaction via new medium invented by the artist (ex: programs with modify user input into a visual or sound medium). * Transforming mirrors: viewer image becomes an active force in a computer generated context (ex: video installations). * Automata: not intended to be extensions of the interactor; creations are essentially self-motivated and autonomous (ex: autonomous robots). [Archives] The authority derived from external mandates and within the given strategic fr
amework, invested by management or a corporate board or subsidiary to perform specific functions. [Models (BDR)] n., A system in which each user entry causes a response from or an action by the system, by virtue of automated reasoning bas ed on data from its apparatus. [General Dictionaries] n., An interactive system is a machine system which reacts in the moment, by virtue of automated reasoning based on data from its senso ry apparatus. An Interactive Artwork is such a system which addresses artistic is
sues. A painting is an instance of representation. A film is a sequence of representations. Interactive artworks are not instances of representations, they are virtual machines which themselves produces instances of representation based on real-time outputs. [Arts] interactivity v., An expression of the extent that in a given series of communication exchanges, any third (or later) transmission (or message) is related to the degree to which previous exchanges referred to even earlier transmissions. [Comput
er and Information Sciences] intellectual form n., A document that is transmitted across space or through time only within the creating organization, rather than to an external party. [Archives] n., A document, such as a memorandum or report, intended for distribution within an organization, rather than for wider publication. Sensitive internal documents may be classified to restrict access to authorized personnel, and shredded when no longer needed. [Computer and Information Sciences] interactive syste
m The authority derived from external mandates and within the given strategic framework, invested by management or a corporate board or subsidiary to perform specific functions. [Models (BDR)] intellectual property rights n., A record, such as a memorandum or report, which is transmitted across space or through time only within the creating organization, rather than to an external party. [Archives] n., Requests from internal users to consult or receive records, their aggregates, or information about rec
ords. [Models (BDR)] Initialism for “intellectual property rights.” [Government] n., The ability of one application/system to communicate or work with another. [General Dictionaries] n., The ability of one application, system, or metadata schema to communicate, work, or interface with another; the ability to provide services and accept services from other systems, enabling information that originates in one context to be used in another in ways that are as highly automated as possible. [Archives] n.
, The ability of software and hardware on multiple machines from multiple vendors to communicate. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The processes, technologies and protocols required to ensure data integrity when transferring it from one computer s ystem to another, together with the transmission of meaningful and correct results to the end user. [Computer and Information Sciences] iso n., [diplomatics] An element of the documentary form of a record that constitutes its internal composition and th
at conveys the action in which the record participates and its immediate context. [Archives] n., The elements of a record that constitute its internal composition. The types of intrinsic elements include name of author, name of originator, chronological date, name of place of origin of record, name of addressee(s), name of receiver(s), indication of action (matter), name of writer, corroboration, attestation, and qualification of signature. [Archives] n., The discursive parts of the record that communicat
e the action in which the record participates and the immediate context. They fall into three groups: 1) elements that convey aspects of the record's juridical and administrative context (e.g., the name of the author, addressee, the date); 2) elements that communicate the action itself (e.g., the indication and description of the action or matter); 3) elements that convey aspects of the record's documentary context and its means of validation (e.g., the name of the writer, the attestation, the corroboration
). [Archives] n., The inherent worth of a document upon factors such as age, content, usage, circumstances of creation, signature or attached seals. [Archives] They fall into three groups: n., A descriptive instrument that represents the records of a fonds in their hierarchical structure and arrangement, and illustrates the administrative history of their creator, their custodial history and their administrative and documentary context. [Archives] n., [inventories] Detailed lists of things in one's view
or possession, as of all goods and materials on hand, or detailed lists of all items in a given category. For documentation of examination conducted to achieve a comprehensive view, use "surveys." [Arts] 2) elements that communicate the action itself (e.g., the indication and description of the action or matter); n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the mention of God in documents issued by religious bodies. [Archives] attestation, the corroboration). [Archives] n.,
Initialism for “intellectual property rights.” [Government] n., The ability of software and hardware on multiple machines from multiple vendors to communicate. [Computer and n., Initialism for “International Organization for Standardization.” [Government] another, together with the transmission of meaningful and correct results to the end user. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The smallest indivisible archival unit, which represents the smallest intellectual entity within a fonds no longer useful
ly subdivisible for descriptive purposes. [Archives] n., n., An entity having the capacity or the potential to act legally and constituted either by a succession or collection of physical persons or a collection of properties. [Archives] n., Juridical persons are collections or successions of natural persons having the capacity to act legally in the context of the enacted law or system of rules peculiar to any one people, such as an organization (collection) or a position (succession). [Archives] : record
s lifecycle [Archives] n., A social group that is organized on the basis of a system of rules and that includes three components: the social group, the organizational principle of the social group, and the system of binding rules recognized by the social group. [Models (MCP)] n., A collectivity organized on the basis of a system of rules. [Models (MCP)] n., A social group founded on an organizational principle that gives its institution(s) the capacity of making compulsory rules. [Mod els (MCP)] n., An
entity having the capacity or the potential to act legally and constituted either by a succession or collection of physical persons or a collection of properties. [Archives] n., The legal and organizational system in which the creating body belongs. [Archives] n., The legal and organizational system in which the creating body belongs. [Archives] n., Recorded information about modifications to a record’s documentary form or digital format after it has been created. [Archives] n., Initialism for “loca
l area network.” [Computer and Information Sciences] language n., [diplomatics] An extrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the expression and organization of ideas and discourse including composition, style, rhythm, and vocabulary. [Archives] juridical person n., Either the person or organization acquiring the function(s) from which the records in question result and the records themselves, or a designated records preserver. [Archives] list of annotations n., See : records lifecycle [Arch
ives] juridical-administrative context n., Recorded information about additions made to a record after it has been created. [Archives] n., Juridical persons are collections or successions of natural persons having the capacity to act legally in the context of the enacted law or system of rules peculiar to any one people, such as an organization (collection) or a position (succession). [Archives] n., Recorded information about modifications to a record’s documentary form or digital format after it has be
en created. [Archives] n., A social group founded on an organizational principle that gives its institution(s) the capacity of making compulsory rules. n., The mandate from law, professional best practices, professional literature, and other social sources requiring the creation and continued maintenance of archival description and other metadata supporting the accuracy, reliability, authenticity and preservation of records. [Archives] longevity n., (LAN) A data communications network that is geographica
lly limited (typically to a one kilometre radius) allowing easy interconnection of terminals, microprocessors and computers within adjacent buildings. [Computer and Information Sciences] logical format n., The organized arrangement of data on a digital medium that ensures file and data control structures are recognizable and recoverable by the host computer operating system. Two common logical formats for files and directories are ISO 9660/13490 for CDs, and Universal Disk Format (UDF) for DVDs. [Computer
and Information Sciences] machine language n., A set of names in which all names are unique. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The set of names in a naming system. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A logical grouping of the names used within a program. Also called name scope. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., n., The syntactic organization of data elements in an SGML-compliant document. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., See n., Long life; long duration of existence. [Gener
al Dictionaries] n., The expectation of the lifespan of a person, culture, and so on. [Sciences] n., The persistence of an individual for longer than most members of its species, or of a genus or species ov er a prolonged period of geological time. [Sciences] n., The length of time for which a given information medium remains fit for use under normal conditions, before deterior ation and other factors render it unusable. Longevity is affected by inherent vice, preservation procedures (cleaning, storag e
conditions, etc.), and obsolescence of technology in the case of electronic media. The syntactic organization of data elements in an SGML-compliant document. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A term describing a data compression algorithm which retains all the information in the data, allowing it to be recovered perfectly by decompression.O pp.: lossy compression. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., A logical grouping of the names used within a program. Also called name scope. n., A term desc
ribing a data compression algorithm which actually reduces the amount of information in the data, rather than just the number of bits used to represent that information. Opp.: lossless compression. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The expectation of the lifespan of a person, culture, and so on. [Sciences] n., See : machine language [Computer and Information Sciences] [Sciences] n., A data hierarchy that reflects the facilities of the computer, both hardware and software. [Computer and Information
Sciences] and other factors render it unusable. Longevity is affected by inherent vice, preservation procedures (cleaning, storage n., A set of instructions for a specific central processing unit, designed to be usable by a computer without being translated. Syn.: machine code. [Computer and Information Sciences] man n., Data in a form that can be recognized, accepted, and interpreted by a machine, such as a computer or other data processing device, whether created in such a form or converted from a for
mat that a machine cannot read. [Computer and Information Sciences] manifest n., A document composed or compiled by the creator. [Models (MCP)] made document n., A made document declared a record and set aside for action or reference, usually in a recordkeeping system. [Archives] maintenance strategy n., A coherent set of objectives and methods for protecting and maintaining accessibility of authentic copies of digital records through their early stages in the chain of preservation. [Archives] machi
ne-readable format n., Initialism for “metropolitan area network.” [Computer and Information Sciences] n., v., To render a stored digital object in a form suitable for presentation either to a person (i.e., in human-readable form) or to a computer system (i.e., in machine language). [Archives] n., n., A digital component that is visualized or rendered from a stored digital component in a form suitable for presentation within a document either to a person (i.e., in human-readable form) or to a computer s