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ystem (i.e., in machine language). [Models (MCP)]
Syn
n., A digital document that is visualized or rendered from a stored digital document and/or stored digital component(s) 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). [Models (MCP)]
Syn
nN
,
A manifested digital document that is treated as a record.
Syn
.: presented digital record. [Models (MCP)]
Initialism for “metropolitan area network.” [Computer and Info |
rmation Sciences]
n.,
Notes made in the margin of a document.
Syn
.: marginal notes. [Archives]
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 format that a machine cannot read. [Computer
and Information Sciences]
v., To add codes (markup tags) to a digital document to give semantic structure to the content. Information Sciences]
Syn
.: tag. [Computer and
n., A dig |
ital 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 system (i.e., in machine language).
[Models (MCP)]
n., A computer-processable encoding language and associated rules that can be used to mark-up or tag SGML-
compliant documents to indicate their logical structure, layout, display and styling. [Computer and Information
Sciences]
n., A notation for defining th |
e structure and formatting of a document by using ordinary characters embedded in the text. This
system of tags identifies the logical components of the document and relates them to a syntactic definition of the documen
t structure. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., In computing, a predefined set of descriptors (symbols and tags) or a method of defining descriptors that are used to embed
external information in an electronic text document, usually to specify formatting or facilitate analysis. [Compu |
ter and
Information Sciences]
n., Data describing data and data systems; that is the structure of databases, their characteristics, location and usage. [Archives]
n., Structured or semi-structured information which enables the creation, management and use of records through time and
n., The markup characters that indicate the start or end of a data element in an SGML-compliant document. A tag serves as an instruction to a processing or reading program, specifying how the data element is defined or displaye |
d. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., Data describing context, content and structure of records and their management through time. [Archives]
n., [diplomatics] An extrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the material carrying the message of a document. [Archives]
n., The physical material or substance upon which information can be or is recorded or stored. [Archives]
n., In information storage and retrieval, the physical substance or material on which data is recorded (parchment, paper, |
film, magnetic tape or disk, optical disk, etc.) or through which data is transmitted (optical fiber, coaxial cable, twisted pair, etc.). In a more general sense, the material or technical means by which any creative work is expressed or communicated, in print or nonprint format.
n., The material support of the record content and form. Alias: storage medium. [Archives]
n., The physical material in or on which data may be recorded, i.e. clay tablet, papyrus, paper, parchment, film, magnetic tape (plural: |
mediums). [Archives]
n., A material or base on which information is stored or transmitted. It may be a physical medium such as a gramophone record
or a piece of paper or be virtual (for example, a radio carrier signal). [Arts]
n., Term used to refer to the material or form of expression employed by an artist; thus painting, sculpture, and drawing are t
hree
different media, and bronze, marble, and wood are three of the media of sculpture. [Arts]
n., Term used to refer to the actual physical material chos |
en as a vehicle of expression for any work of art. In painting it is
used
more specifically for the liquid in which the pigment is suspended. [Arts]
or a piece of paper or be virtual (for example, a radio carrier signal). [Arts]
n., Any file or database that holds information about a document, record, aggregation of records or another database's structure, attributes, processing or changes. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., [data] Information that characterizes another information resource, especi |
ally for purposes of documenting,
describing, preserving or managing that resource. [General Dictionaries]
n., Data describing data and data systems; that is the structure of databases, their characteristics, location and usage. [Archives] n., Structured or semi-structured information which enables the creation, management and use of records through time and
within and across domains in which they are created. [Archives]
n., Data describing context, content and structure of records and their management th |
rough time. [Archives]
n., Information about a publication as opposed to the content of the publication; includes not only bibliographic description but
also other relevant information such as its subject, price, conditions of use, etc. [Arts]
n., Data about data. In data processing, meta-data is definitional data that provides information about or documentation of other
data managed within an application or environment. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., Data describing or documenting the management |
, nature, or use of information resources. [General Dictionaries]
n., Data associated with either an information system or an information object for purposes of description, ad
ministration, legal
requirements, technical functionality, use and usage, and preservation. [General Dictionaries]
n., Any file or database that holds information about a document, record, aggregation of records or another
database's structure, attributes, processing or changes. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n.,
A discrete |
component of metadata. [General Dictionaries]
n., The markup characters that indicate the start or end of a data element in an SGML-compliant document. A tag serves
as an instruction to a processing or reading program, specifying how the data element is defined or displayed. [Computer
and Information Sciences]
n., A grouping of metadata elements along with their attributes, such as name, identifier, definition or relationship to other concepts, collated for a specific purpose, community or domain. [Genera |
l Dictionaries]
n.,
n.,
A controlled vocabulary for metadata element values and encoding structures. [Computer and Information Sciences] : metadata element set [Archives]
n.,
A particular collection of metadata elements associated with a set of values for those elements. [Archives]
(MAN) A data network intended to serve an area the size of a large city. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A formal identification of equivalent or nearly equivalent metadata elements or groups of metadata elem
ents |
within different metadata schemas, carried out in order to facilitate semantic interoperability. [Archives]
n., An authoritative resource that can be used to catalogue, describe, document and analyze metadata schemas
and versions thereof. [Archives]
n., An a uthorit ati ve sou rce of repo sit ory fo r nam es, se mantics a nd synta xes for one or mor e s chemas. An
application that uses metadata languages in a form processable by machines to make those languages available for u
se by both humans and mac |
hines. [Archives]
n., A grouping of metadata elements along with their attributes, such as name, identifier, definition or relationship to
other concepts, collated for a specific purpose, community or domain. [General Dictionaries]
n., A framewo rk that specifi es and describ es a stand ard set of metadata elements and their int errelatio nships t
hat need to be recorded to ensure the identification of records and their authenticity. Schemas provide a formal syntax (or structure) and semantics (or defini |
tions) for the metadata elements. [Archives]
n., A framework that specifies and describes a standard set of metadata elements and their interrelationships that need
to be recorded to ensure the identification of records and their authenticity. Schemas provide a formal syntax (or
structure) and semantics (or definitions) for the metadata elements. [Archives]
n., An authoritative resource that can be used to catalogue, describe, document and analyze metadata schemas and versions thereof. [Archives]
n., An |
authoritative source of repository for names, semantics and syntaxes for one or more schemas. An application that
uses metadata languages in a form processable by machines to make those languages available for use by both humans
and machines. [Archives]
n., See
: metadata element set [Archives]
methodology
n., The system of broad principles or rules from which specific methods or procedures may be derived to understand different situations (or solve different problems) within the scope of a particular di |
scipline. [General Dictionaries]
metadata registry
n.,
(MAN) A data network intended to serve an area the size of a large city. [Computer and Information Sciences]
migration of records
n., The process of moving or transferring digital objects from one system to another. [Computer and Information Sciences]
metropolitan area network
n., The process of moving records from one system to another to ensure their continued accessibility as the system becomes obsolete, while leaving intact their physical and |
intellectual forms. [General Dictionaries]
n., Converting information to new formats which can be accessed by current hardware and software. [Archives]
n., Process of moving records from one system to another while maintaining the records’ authenticity, integrity, reliability and
usability. [Archives]
n., The process of moving records from one system or storage medium to another to ensure their continued accessibility as the system or medium becomes obsolete or degrades over time. [General Dictionaries] |
n., The process of translating from one to another. Data migration is necessary when an organization decides to use new
computing systems or that is incompatible with the current system. [General Dictionaries]
n., The process of copying data from one information system or storage media to another to ensure continued access to the
information as the system or media becomes obsolete or degrades over time. [General Dictionaries]
n., The process of copying data from one information system or storage media t |
o another to ensure continued access to the
n.,
The method of transmission of a record (e.g., by fax). [Archives]
network
n., A schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics. [General Dictionaries]
namespace
n.,
The subject line(s) and/or the title at the top of the record. [Archives]
natural hierarchy
n., The name of the geographic place where the record was generated; included in |
the content of the record by the author or by the electronic system on the author's behalf. [Archives]
mode of transmission
n.,
A collection of names, identified by a URL reference, used as element types and attribute names. [Archives]
n.,
The names of the variables accessible at a particular point in the text of a program.
n.,
n.,
(of a document) Constituting written evidence of an activity which is juridically irrelevant. [Archives]
n., Seen., A retrospective record constituting written evidence o |
f activities that are juridically irrelevant. With dispositive, enabling, instructive, probative and supporting, one of six functional categories of records. [Archives]
: physical person [Archives]
n., A data hierarchy that arises from the alphabet or syntax of the language in which the information is expressed. [Computer and Information Sciences]
The subject line(s) and/or the title at the top of the record. [Archives]
n., See
: physical person [Archives]
n., A data hierarchy that arises from the alp |
habet or syntax of the language in which the information is expressed.
[Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A hardware and software data communication system. Networks are often also classified according to their geographical
extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properti |
es
and may be used for further study of its characteristics. [General Dictionaries]
n., See
: inactive record [Archives]
object
n., In reference to hardware technology, software applications and/or file formats, the state of not being protected by trademark, patent or copyright nor owned or controlled solely by one company or institution. Opp.: proprietary. [Computer and Information Sciences]
notification
n., The capacity of a digital security service of ensuring that a transferred message has been sen |
t and received by the parties claiming to have sent and received the message, and of providing proof of the integrity and origin of data, both in an unforgeable relationship, which can be verified by any third party at any time. [General Dictionaries]
n., A security service which prevents the receiver of a message from denying that the message had been received . [Arts]
n., In reference to digital security, nonrepudiation means to ensure that a transferred message has been sent and received by the
parties |
claiming to have sent and received the message. [General Dictionaries]
n., Non-repudiation gives a recipient the confidence that the sender cannot deny having sent the data at a later date. [General
Dictionaries]
obsolete technology
n., Computer memory that does not require electrical power to maintain its stored content. secondary storage. Opp.: volatile storage. [Computer and Information Sciences]
Syn
.: persistent storage;
n.,
n., The process of creating and/or storing digital documents or other dig |
ital objects in a limited number of, often standardized, data or file formats. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n.,
n.,
An annotation or comment in a document, often handwritten marginalia or a gloss. [Archives]
n., The written recording of movement through signs. [Arts]
n., Also known as stenochoregraphy, choreography or dance-script. Visual and graphic metho
ds for recording dances, which
include numerous systems, geometric, anatomical, and cinematographic. [Arts]
The process of becoming obsolete |
or the condition of becoming nearly obsolete. [General Dictionaries]
n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the expression of the purport of the document intended to communicate to all who have an interest in the act consigned to the document. [Archives]
n., The process of creating and/or storing digital documents or other digital objects in a limited number of, often
standardized, data or file formats. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n.,
A tangible entity. [Gener |
al Dictionaries]
n., The capacity of a digital security service of ensuring that a transferred message has been sent and received by the
parties claiming to have sent and received the message, and of providing proof of the integrity and origin of data, both in
an unforgeable relationship, which can be verified by any third party at any time. [General Dictionaries]
n.,
The process of becoming obsolete or the condition of becoming nearly obsolete. [General Dictionaries] a) No longer in use or no longer us |
eful. b) Of a kind of style no longer current. [General Dictionaries]
n.,
A record no longer in use or no longer useable or useful to the creator for action or reference. [Archives]
n.,
a) No longer in use or no longer useful. b) Of a kind of style no longer current. [General Dictionaries]
n., In reference to digital security, nonrepudiation means to ensure that a transferred message has been sent and received by the
n.,
An out-of-date technological invention no longer in use. [General Dictionaries]
|
Dictionaries]
n., The office given the formal competence for maintaining the authoritative version or copy of records belonging to a given class within a classification scheme. [Archives]
n.,
The corporate body or administrative unit in which a group of records are created or received and accumulated in the conduct of its business. [Archives]
n., The office given the formal competence for maintaining the authoritative (that is, official) records belonging to a given class
within an integrated classifica |
tion scheme and retention schedule. The purpose of designating an Office of Primary Responsibility
for each class of record is to reduce duplication and to designate accountability for records. [Archives]
n., The office given the formal competence for maintaining the authoritative version or copy of records belonging to a
given class within a classification scheme. [Archives]
n.,
A complet e, fi nal, and au thor ized version or instant iat ion of a reco rd. [Archiv es]
n., A complete, final, and auth |
orized copy of a record, especially the copy bearing an original signature or seal. [Archive
s]
n., A record created by, received by, sanctioned by, or proceeding from an individual acting within their design
ated capacity. – 2.
A complete, final, and authorized copy of a record, especially the copy bearing an original signature or seal. [Archives]
n., A record, in law, having the legally recognized and judicially enforceable quality of establishing some fact. [Archives]
n., The formal written documents |
in which the ongoing activities of a company, government, organization, or institution are
recorded, usually retained in archives for their evidential, legal, informational, or historical value, in accordance with instr
uctions
contained in a disposition schedule (example: Congressional Record). See also: office of record [Computer and Information
Sciences]
for each class of record is to reduce duplication and to designate accountability for records. [Archives]
n., [computing] An architecture whose specif |
ications are public. This includes officially approved standards as well as privately designed architectures whose specifications are made public by the designers. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A record created by, received by, sanctioned by, or proceeding from an individual acting within their designated capacity. – 2.
a., A method and philosophy for software licensing and distribution designed to encourage use and improvement of software written by volunteers by ensuring that anyone can copy th |
e source code and modify it freely. Opp.: proprietary. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A computer program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its
original design free of charge (open). Opp: proprietary. [Computer and Information Sciences]
recorded, usually retained in archives for their evidential, legal, informational, or historical value, in accordance with instructions
n., Freely available structures, procedures, or tools for the uniform |
creation and description of data. Usually defined and perhaps maintained by a central body, but, unlike proprietary standards, users are not reliant on a private organization to license use and provide support. [Archives]
Sciences]
n., Syn
A record that relates to the substantive activities an organization undertakes to accomplish its mission or mandate. .: program record. [Archives]
Syn
organization
n., A high-density, direct access, digital storage medium consisting of a specially coated disk on whi |
ch data are encoded in a pattern of tiny pits burned into the surface with a laser, to be read by a device that reflects a laser beam off the pitted surface, then decoded by a microprocessor into digital signals. [Computer and Information Sciences]
open architecture
n., A social system that has an unequivocal collective identity, and exact roster of members, a program of activity, and procedures for replacing members. [Government]
open-standard products and formats
n., In the paper environment, a file t |
hat contains originals of documents received and drafts and/or copies of documents sent (i.e., the first complete and effective file). [Archives]
n.,
n., The first copy or archetype of a record; that from which another instrument is transcribed, copied, or initiated. [Government]
n., Seen., The person assigned the electronic address where the record has been generated (i.e., from which the record is sent or where the record is compiled and kept). [Archives]
n., The person owning the address where the rec |
ord has been generated (i.e. from which the record is sent or where the record is compiled and kept) [Archives]
The name of the person from whose electronic address the record has been sent. [Archives]
n.,
The name of the person from whose electronic address the record has been sent. [Archives]
n., The first copy or archetype of a record; that from which another instrument is transcribed, copied, or initiated.
[Government]
n., A document that is sent to an external juridical and/or physical person in |
the course of the activities of the
records creator, a draft or record copy of which is also set aside by the creator, usually in a recordkeeping system. [Archives]
n., A document that is sent to an external juridical and/or physical person in the course of the activities of the
records creator, a draft or record copy of which is also set aside by the creator, usually in a recordkeeping system.
[Archives]
n., See
: ou tgo ing docume nt [Archives]
n., The person assigned the electronic address where the |
record has been generated (i.e., from which the record is sent
or where the record is compiled and kept). [Archives]
n., [diplomatics] An extrinsic element of documentary form concerning a record’s overall information configuration; i.e.,
the manner in which the content is presented to the senses using text, image or sound, either alone or in combination
. [Archives]
packet
n., A piece of a message transmitted over a packet-switching network. One of the key features of a packet is that it contains the |
destination address in addition to the data. [Computer and Information Sciences]
parity bit
n., Refers to protocols in which messages are divided into packets before they are sent. Each packet is then transmitted individually and can even follow different routes to its destination. Once all the packets forming a message arrive at the destination, they are recompiled into the original message. [Computer and Information Sciences]
perfect record
n.,
A bit included in a unit of digital data to detect error |
s in transmission. [Computer and Information Sciences]
packet switching
a.,
[law; diplomatics] Complete, finished, without defect and enforceable. [Archives]
overall presentation
n., A record that is able to produce the consequences wanted by its author; perfection is conferred on a record by its form. [Archives]
n., The person owning the address where the record has been generated (i.e. from which the record is sent or where the record is
compiled and kept) [Archives]
n., See
: records preservation |
[Archives]
n., The physical and technological stabilization and protection of intellectual content of materials intended for their continuing, enduring, stable, lasting, uninterrupted, and unbroken chain of preservation, without a foreseeable end. [Archives]
n., See
n., See
: records preservation system [Archives]
: non-volatile storage [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A strategy that seeks to make the architecture of archival information systems used to preserve digit
al records independent of t |
he technology used to implement them. [Archives]
n., A strategy that seeks to make the architecture of archival information systems used to preserve digital
records independent of the technology used to implement them. [Archives]
n., A data type, which may be simple or complex, that is independent of specific hardware or software, such that an object in this data type can be transferred from a source platform to an arbitrary target platform with no significant alteration of essential attributes or behavio |
urs. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A data type, which may be simple or complex, that is independent of specific hardware or software, such that an
object in this data type can be transferred from a source platform to an arbitrary target platform with no significant
alteration of essential attributes or behaviours. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A digital object normalized to a persistent format and encapsulated so that it is self-describing a
nd readable by newer platforms. [Computer an |
d Information Sciences]
n., An individual or legally defined entity who is the subject of rights and duties, and who is recognized by the juridical
system as capable of or having the potential for acting legally. [General Dictionaries]
n., (POP) A permanent preservation technique to ensure digital records remain accessible by making them self-describing i
n a way that is independent of specific hardware and software. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A digital object normalized to a persistent form |
at and encapsulated so that it is self-describing and readable by
newer platforms. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
: non-volatile storage [Computer and Information Sciences]
pkc
n., An individual or legally defined entity who is the subject of rights and duties, and who is recognized by the juridical system as capable of or having the potential for acting legally. [General Dictionaries]
pertinent
a., [diplomatics] The quality of a record whose content is relevant to the purpose for which it |
is created and/or used. With correct, precise and truthful, a component of accuracy. [Archives]
physical person
n.,
[diplomatics] The whole of the formal attributes of the record that determine its external make-up. [Archives]
persistent storage
n., A human being, as distinguished from a juridical person, who has natural rights and duties and who has the ability to act in his or her own right in relations with other people.S yn.: natural person. [General Dictionaries]
physical structure
n., Constitu |
ting the data storage elements in an SGML-compliant document and their content. [Computer and Information Sciences]
permanent preservation system
n.,
Initialism for “public key cryptosystem.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
n.,
n.,
Initialism for “public key encryption.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
n.,
Initialism for “public key infrastructure.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
n.,
Text or other data that contains no formatting and/or is not encrypted. [Computer and I |
nformation Sciences]
: cross-platform [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
: disposition rule [Archives]
Initialism for “public key cryptosystem.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., The specific hardware architecture of a computer and/or its operating system; usually for a model or entire family of computers. [Computer and Information Sciences]
Initialism for “persistent object preservation.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
: cross-platform [Computer and Information Science |
s]
Text or other data that contains no formatting and/or is not encrypted. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
: cross-platform [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A document that is a record in becoming. If the creator treats it is as a record, associates it with entities that are
undeniably records, and does so in the course of an activity and for its purpose, such an object only needs a stable content
and a fixed form to materialize itself as a complete record. [Archives]
n., A formal st |
atement of direction or guidance as to how an organization will carry out its mandate, functions or activities, motivated by determined interests or programs. [Archives]
pke
n.,
Initialism for “persistent object preservation.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
precise
n., A document that is a record in becoming. If the creator treats it is as a record, associates it with entities that are undeniably records, and does so in the course of an activity and for its purpose, such an object only needs a sta |
ble content and a fixed form to materialize itself as a complete record. [Archives]
plaintext
n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the part of the text of a document that expresses the ideal motivation of the action. [Archives]
potential record
a., [diplomatics] The quality of a record that strictly conforms in every detail of content and form to an established standard, guideline or convention. With correct, pertinent and truthful, a component of accuracy. [Archives |
]
planned disposition
n., See
: manifested digital record [Models (MCP)]
preserver
n., The whole of the principles, policies, rules and strategies aimed at prolonging the existence of an object by maintaining it in a condition suitable for use, either in its original format or in a more persistent format, while leaving intact the object’s intellectual form. [Archives]
n., Preservation has been defined as the protection of human features in the landscape, as opposed to conservation which is concerned wi |
th the protection of the natural landscape. This distinction is not always made. [Sciences]
n., Processes and operations involved in ensuring the technical and intellectual survival of authentic records through time.
[Archives]
n., The process of protecting documents from deterioration or damage; the non-invasive treatment of fragile documents.
[Archives]
n., The storing and protecting of archives against damage and deterioration. [Archives]
n., The totality of processes and operations involved in the s |
tabilization and protection of documents against damage and
deterioration and in the treatment of damaged or deteriorated documents preservation may also include the transfer of
information to another medium such as microfilm. [Archives]
n., Refers to actions taken to prevent further changes or deterioration in objects, sites, or structures. [Arts]
n., The overall package of administrative and/or practical measures, such as boxing, good housekeeping, careful handling and
environmental control, which ensur |
e the survival of documents without specialist intervention. Conservation and restoration
procedures are part of a preservation policy. [Arts]
n., To keep from harm, injury, decay, or destruction. [General Dictionaries]
[Computer and Information Sciences]
n., See
: emulation [Computer and Information Sciences]
: records preservation strategy [Archives]
n., See
: records preservation strategy [Archives]
Attestations by the preserver that one or more records are authentic. [Models (MCP)]
n., See
: re |
co rds pre ser vati on syste m [Archives]
n., An inference as to the fact of a record's authenticity that is drawn from known facts about the manner in which that
record has been created and maintained. [Archives]
n., A record in the records preservation system that is the result of good record-making, recordkeeping and permanent prese
rvation practices, and is available for output (upon request). [Archives]
n., Processes and operations involved in ensuring the technical and intellectual survival of aut |
hentic records through time.
n., See
: designated records preserver [Models (MCP)]
[Archives]
n.,
Attestations by the preserver that one or more records are authentic. [Models (MCP)]
deterioration and in the treatment of damaged or deteriorated documents preservation may also include the transfer of
n., An inference as to the fact of a record's authenticity that is drawn from known facts about the manner in which that record has been created and maintained. [Archives]
n., Refers to actions taken to pre |
vent further changes or deterioration in objects, sites, or structures. [Arts]
n.,
See: volatile storage
[Computer and Information Sciences]
n., To keep from harm, injury, decay, or destruction. [General Dictionaries]
n., The quality of being first, of not being derived from something else. With completeness and effectiveness, a quality presented by an original record. [Archives]
n.,
n., Indication of the relative importance or urgency with which a record is to be transmitted. [Archives]
(of a docum |
ent) Constituting evidence of a completed juridical act. [Archives]
n., In a Public Key cryptosystem, that part of a key pair that is held by a logical or legal entity in an authentication system, protected by a password, and not made available to anyone else. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., In general, the body of written and unwritten rules governing the conduct of a transaction, or the formal steps
undertaken in carrying out a transaction. [Archives]
a.,
(of a document) Constituting evidence |
of a completed juridical act. [Archives]
n., A retrospective record for which the juridical system requires a written form as evidence of an action that came into
existence and was complete before being manifested in writing. With dispositive, enabling, instructive, narrative and
supporting, one of six functional categories of records. [Archives]
n., A retrospective record for which the juridical system requires a written form as evidence of an action that came into exi
stence and was complete before bein |
g manifested in writing. With dispositive, enabling, instructive, narrative and supporting, one of six functional categories of records. [Archives]
n., Records whose written form is required by the juridical system as proof that an action has taken place prior to its documentation. [Archives]
n., Documents constituting written evidence of a juridical act which was complete before being documented. [Archives]
probative
n.,
The business procedure in the course of which a record is created. [Archives]
pr |
obative record
n., In general, the body of written and unwritten rules governing the conduct of a transaction, or the formal steps undertaken in carrying out a transaction. [Archives]
n., Records of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of a business, legislative body, or court of law. [Arts] n., A section of a program that carries out some well-defined operation on data specified by parameters. It can be called from
anywhere in a program, and different parameters can be provided for eac |
h call. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., The formal manner in which legal proceedings are conducted. [Government]
n., Records of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of a business, legislative body, or court of law. [Arts] n.,
A section of a program that carries out some well-defined operation on data specified by parameters. It can be called from
n., The series of motions, or activities in general, carried out to set oneself to work and go on towards each formal step of a proced |
ure. [Archives]
n., Used for actions or procedures followed to produce some end, and for the actions or changes that take place in materials or objects. When emphasis is on the manner or method by which actions or procedures are performed, use "techniques." [Arts]
n., The sequence of states of an executing program. A process consists of the program code (which may be shared with other
processes which are executing the same program), private data, and the state of the processor, particularly the values in |
its
registers. It may have other associated resources such as a process identifier, open files, CPU time limits, shared memory, child
processes, and signal handlers. [Computer and Information Sciences]
v., To manipulate data by mechanical means. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., Process has special legal senses (1) "the proceedings in any action or prosecution" , and (2) "the summons by which a person
is cited to appear in court" . Sense (2) is especially baffling to nonlawyers unfamiliar with legal |
procedures. E.g., "an execution is
a 'process' of the court issued to enforce the judgment of that court." [Government]
n., A summons or writ, esp. to appear or respond in court. [Government]
n., The proceedings in any action or prosecution. [Government]
n., The proceedings in any action or prosecution. [Government]
n.,
An analysis representing the extent to which an entity exhibits various characteristics. [General Dictionaries]
n.,
n., See: operational record [Archives]
The creating body, its man |
date, structure and functions. [Archives]
a., In reference to hardware technology, software applications and/or file formats, the state of being privately owned and controlled. A proprietary design or technique...implies that the company has not divulged specifications that would allow other companies to duplicate the product. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A record that guides what to do and/or how to do it. A prospective record can enable (enabling record) or inform
(instructive record) interac |
tions, experiences or dynamic processes. [Archives]
n., A record that guides what to do and/or how to do it. A prospective record can enable (enabling record) or inform (
instructive record) interactions, experiences or dynamic processes. [Archives]
n., [documentary form] The initial section of a document, usually containing the identification of the persons concurring
to its formation and of its temporal, geographical and administrative context. [Archives]
n., [documentary form] The initial section of a |
document, usually containing the identification of the persons concurring to its formation and of its temporal, geographical and administrative context. [Archives]
n., [record] See: protocol register [Archives]
n., [computing] A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data, especially across a network. Low level protocols de
fine the electrical and physical standards to be observed, bit- and byte-ordering and the transmission and error detectio
n and correction of the bitstream. High level protoco |
ls deal with the data formatting, including the syntax of messages, the terminal to computer dialogue, character sets, sequencing of messages, etc. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., Either the minutes of the proceedings at an international conference or an addendum to a treaty. [Government]
n., A summary of a document or treaty. [Government]
n., A treaty amending and supplementing another treaty. [Government]
n., A set of conventions governing the treatment and especially the formatting of data in |
an electronic communications system.
[General Dictionaries]
program record
n., A type of register that records the identifying attributes of incoming, outgoing, and/or internal records, specifying the action taken. [Archives]
n., A register containing unique, consecutive numbers assigned to records and including additional information about the identity of persons involved and the documentary context of the record. [Archives]
n., The protocol register [...] records the document's protocol number (i.e., |
a unique identifier), the name and official title of the
sender, the protocol number in the office of the sender (if applicable), the nature of the action, and indication of any enclosures
and their types, the assigned classification number, and the office handling the matter. [Archives]
n., Either the minutes of the proceedings at an international conference or an addendum to a treaty. [Government]
n., The relationships between records and the organizations or individuals that created, accumulated and/o |
r maintained and used them in the conduct of personal or corporate activity. [Archives]
n., A treaty amending and supplementing another treaty. [Government]
n.,
The creating body, its mandate, structure and functions. [Archives]
n., A register containing unique, consecutive numbers assigned to records and including additional information about the identity
of persons involved and the documentary context of the record. [Archives]
n.,
A copy of a record in which the maker of the copy tries to imitate pe |
rfectly the original in order to deceive. [Archives]
and their types, the assigned classification number, and the office handling the matter. [Archives]
n., 'Right to know,' a right to receive openly declared facts that may lead to public debate by the citizens and their elected representatives. [Government]
n.,
n., In a public key cryptosystem, that key of a user’s key pair that is publicly known. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n.,
n., (PKC) A cryptographic system that uses two keys: a public key |
known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. [Computer and Information Sciences]
Person(s) to whom the record is copied for information purposes.
n., (PKE) The use of two keys—a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message—to encrypt and decrypt information transmitted between two parties. [Computer and Information Sciences]
.: receiver. [Archives]
n., (PKI) The underlying systems and processes necessar |
y to support the trustworthiness and wide-scale use of public key encryption to authenticate individuals in a digital environment, especially over the Internet. [Computer and Information Sciences]
n., A system of public key encryption using digital certificates from Certificate Authorities and other registrat
ion authorities that verify and authenticate the validity of each party involved in an electronic transaction.
PKIs are currently evolving and there is no single PKI nor even a single agreed-upon sta |
ndard for setting up a PKI.
However, nearly everyone agrees that reliable PKIs are necessary before electronic commerce can become widespread. [Computer and Information Sciences]
Recorded information that is intended for communication and/or dissemination to the public at large. [Archives]
n.,
Recorded information that is intended for communication and/or dissemination to the public at large. [Archives]
n., 'Right to know,' a right to receive openly declared facts that may lead to public debate by the |
citizens and their elected
representatives. [Government]
n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the mention of the title and capacity of the s
igner, usually accompanying the attestation. [Archives]
n.,
The mention of the title and capacity of the signer of a document. [Archives]
recipient
n.,
Initialism for “resource description framework.” [Computer and Information Sciences]
received record
n.,
A document transmitted to a creator from an external juridical or p |
hysical person. [Archives]
public key cryptosystem
n., A received document declared a record and set aside for action or reference, usually in a recordkeeping system. [Models (MCP)]
qualification of signature
n.,
P
e
rs
on(s) to whom the record is copied for information purposes.
Syn
.: receiver. [Archives]
n., n.,
An electronic device that detects and amplifies radio signals captured by an antenna. [Sciences] The end of a linear proces
s of message transfer. [Arts]
n., A person appointed by the co |
urt to preserve and protect property that is at risk, to enable another person to obtain the benefit
of rights over the property or to obtain payment of a debt if the common-law remedy is inadequate. [Government]
n., Recorded information (documents) regardless of form or medium created, received and maintained by an agency, institution,
organization or individual in pursuance or its legal obligations or in the transaction of business. [Archives]
n.,
The name of the office or individual receiving the rec |
ord. [Archives]
n., A representation of a fact or act that is memorialized on a physical carrier-that is, a medium-and preserved by a physical or
v., To link and assemble the stored digital component(s) of a document to enable the document to be reproduced and manifested in authentic form. [Archives]
n., Documents created or received by public authorities in the course of carrying out their public function. [Archives]
n., A document made or received in the course of a practical activity as an instrument |
or a by-product of such activity, and set aside for action or reference.S yn.: archival document. [Archives]
n., Recorded information (documents) regardless of form or medium created, received and maintained by an agency, institution, organization or individual in pursuance or its legal obligations or in the transaction of business. [Archives]
n., Recorded information produced or received in the initiation, conduct or completion of an institutional or individual activity
that comprises content, context an |
d structure sufficient to provide evidence of the activity. [Archives]
n., A representation of a fact or act that is memorialized on a physical carrier-that is, a medium-and preserved by a physical or
juridical person in the course of carrying out its activities. [Archives]
n., Documents created or received by public authorities in the course of carrying out their public function. [Archives]
n., In data processing, a grouping of interrelated data elements forming the basic unit of a file. [Archives]
n., |
Data or information that has been fixed on some medium; that has content, context, and structure; and that is used as an
extension of human memory or accountability. [Archives]
n., A document created or received and maintained by an agency, organization, or individual in pursuance of legal obligations
or
in the transaction of business. [Archives]
n., Document(s) produced or received by a person or organisation in the course of business, and retained by that person or
organisation. A record may incorpora |
te one or several documents (e.g. when one document has attachments), and may be on any
medium in any format. In addition to the content of the document(s), it should include contextual information and, if applicable,
structural information (i.e. information which describes the components of the record). A key feature of a record is that it cannot
be changed. [Archives]
n., Recorded information, regardless of medium, created, received, and maintained by an agency, institution, organization, or individual i |
n pursuance of its legal obligations or in the transaction of business. [Arts]
n., Any electronic, photographic or mechanical recording of music, singing, dialogue, sound effects or visual events, in cluding
CDs, DVDs, audio tapes, films, videos and the like. [Arts]
n., A document preserving an account of fact in permanent form, irrespective of media or characteristics. [Computer and
Information Sciences]
n., An ordered set of fields, usually stored contiguously. The term is used with similar meaning in |
several different contexts. In a
file, a "record" probably has some fixed length, in contrast to a "line" which may have any length and is terminated by some End
Of Line sequence). A database record is also called a "row". In a spreadsheet it is always called a "row". Some programming
languages use the term to mean a type composed of fields of several other types (C calls this a "struct"). [Computer and
Information Sciences]
n., The documents constituting an authentic account of the proceedings before a co |
urt, including the claim form or other originating process, the statements of case, and the judgment or order, but usually not the evidence tendered. [Government]
The name of the office or individual receiving the record. [Archives]
n.,
[diplomatics] A defining characteristic of a record or of a record element (e.g., the name of the author). [Archives]
[diplomatics] A defining characteristic of a record or of a record element (e.g., the name of the author). [Archives]
n., [diplomatics] A quality that |
belongs to all records, such as a fixed documentary form, a stable content, an archival
bond with other records either inside or outside the system, and an identifiable context. [Archives]
record profile
n., The first phase of a record's lifecycle in which a record is made or received and then set aside for action or reference, usually in a recordkeeping system. [Archives]
n.,
The generation of bibliographic records by, for example, a bibliographic agency. [Arts]
record element
n., [diplomatics] A c |
onstituent part of a record's documentary form; an element is a formal expression visible on the face of the record (e.g., a signature) [Archives]
record integrity
n., The distinct character of a record, identifiable through the attributes that uniquely characterize it and distinguish it from other records. [Archives]
recordkeeping access privileges
n.,
A record’s wholeness and soundness. The quality or state of being complete and uncorrupted. [Archives]
n.,n., An electronic form designed to contain t |
he attributes of the record that attest to its identity and integrity, and which is generated when a user tries to send or to close an electronic record and remains inextricably linked to the record for the entire period of its existence. [Archives]
A record’s wholeness and soundness. The quality or state of being complete and uncorrupted. [Archives]
n.,
One of two or mo re f orms in whic h a record is is sued . [Archives ]
n., The state of a document at some point during its development. A version |
is usually one of the drafts of a document
, or the final document. In some cases, however, finished documents exist in several versions, e.g. technical manuals. Note also that records cannot exist in more than one version. [Archives]
n., Lists of all necessary metadata to be recorded to ensure the identification and integrity of records maintained in the
recordkeeping system. [Models (MCP)]
v., The whole of the principles, policies, rules and strategies employed by the creator that establishes and mainta |
ins admin
istrative, intellectual and physical control on its records. [Archives]
v., The making, receiving, setting aside, and handling of records; the intellectual and physical maintenance of those reco
rds; and their ultimate disposition all done in accordance with a set of internally consistent rules plus any tools and mechanisms to implement those tools. [Archives]
v., The systematic storage, use, maintenance and disposition of records by the creator to meet its administrative, programmat
ic,
legal a |
nd financial needs and responsibilities. [Archives]
n.,n., The authority to annotate, read, retrieve, transfer and/or destroy records in the recordkeeping system, granted to officers and employees of the creator. [Models (MCP)]
n., The state of a document at some point during its development. A version is usually one of the drafts of a document, or the
final document. In some cases, however, finished documents exist in several versions, e.g. technical manuals. Note also that
records cannot exist in more t |
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