SAA’s new Dictionary of Archives Terminology has superseded this Glossary as of 4/29/2020.

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Glossary Terms

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destruction
destruction schedule
destruction suspension
diacetate
diary
diazo film
diazo process
dictamen
dictionary catalog
diffusion transfer process
digest
digital
digital archival object
digital assets management system
digital audio tape
digital certificate
digital document
digital entity
digital government
digital library
digital object
Digital Object Identifier
digital photograph
digital record
digital rights management
digital signature
digital watermark
digitization
dimension
diplomatics
direct access
direct duplication
direct entry
direct image film
direct positive
direct read after write
directive
director
directory
disaster
disaster plan
disaster recovery
disc
disclosure-free extract
discography
discovery
discrete item
disinfection
disinfestation
disjoined hand
disk
disk drive
diskette
Disneyfication
dispersal
display case
disposable record
disposal
disposal date
disposal list
disposal microfilming
disposal schedule
disposition
disposition authority
disposition date
disposition instructions
disposition program
disposition schedule
disposition standard
dispositive record
distortion
distributed system
distributor
ditto
diversity
divided catalog
DMA
docket
docudrama
document
document box
document case
document interchange
document management
document management application
document retrieval system
document type
document type definition
documentary
documentary editing
documentary form
documentation
documentation planning
documentation strategy
DOD 5015.2
DOI
donation
donor
donor restriction
dossier