SAA’s new Dictionary of Archives Terminology has superseded this Glossary as of 4/29/2020.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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hypo
IASA
IASSIST
IBM card
ICA
iconographic archives
iconography
ICR
ICRM
identity management
IFLA
illumination
illustrative sampling
IM
image
imaging
imbibition process
imitative copy
immutability
impact printer
impartiality
import
important records
imprescriptibility
impression
in letter
in-analytic
in-house archives
inactive records
inalienability
incipit
inclusive dates
incremental backup
indefinite value
indenture
independent agency
index
index term
index vocabulary
indexing
indictment
indirect access
info-
informatics
information
information architecture
information copy
Information Documentation - Records Management
Information Interchange Format
information management
information processing
information resource management
information retrieval
Information Retrieval Application Service Definition and Protocol Specification for Open Systems Interconnection
information science
information system
information technology
Information Technology - 8-bit Single-byte Coded Graphic Character Sets
Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The Directory: Public-key and Attribute Certificate Frameworks
informational value
infotainment
infrared photography
infringement
ingest
inherent vice
initial interview
injunction
inkjet printer
inner title
input
input device
input records
inspection (right of)
inst
instant messaging
Institute of Certified Records Managers
institutional archives
institutional memory
institutional repository
instrument
instrument of gift
intaglio
intangible property
integrated pest management
integrity
intellectual control
intellectual form
intellectual property
intelligent character recognition
interactive media
interface
interfile
interior title
interleaving
intermediate
International Association of Social Science Information Service and Technology
International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
International Committee for Documentation of the International Council of Museums
International Conference of the Round Table on Archives
International Council on Archives