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n. (OPAC, abbr.) ~ A computerized database that allows patrons to search descriptions of materials in a repository's holdings.

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'OPAC' connotes a system that conforms to bibliographic standards such as Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules and MARC format. OPACs often include many other library functions, such as acquisition and circulation.