SAA’s new Dictionary of Archives Terminology has superseded this Glossary as of 4/29/2020.

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Conférence internationale de la Table Ronde des Archives
conditioning
concurrent resolution
concordance
concept indexing
concealment
computer-based indexing
computer-aided retrieval
computer-aided engineering
computer-aided design
computer system
computer program
computer output microfilm
computer input microfilm
Computer Graphics Metafile
computer
compulsory rights
compression
comprehensive records schedule
compound document
compound act
composite
component object model
complimentary clause
complex entry
completeness
compiler
compilation
competence
compatibility
compass rose
compartment
compact shelving
compact disc
Compact Cassette
communication
commonplace book
common records schedule
Comité international pour la documentation du Conseil international des musées
Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique
comic mode
combination printing
COM
color management
color correction
color bars
color balance
color
colon classification
collotype
collodion photographs
collodio-chloride photograph
collector
collective work
collective title
collective record group
collective description
collection development
collection
collecting archives
collage
Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association
cold storage
codicology
codicil
codex
coded classification
codebook
code
cockle
closed index
closed file
closed captioning
closed
close-up
clipping
clip
click-wrap license
clearance
cleaning
classified index
classified filing
classified
classification scheme
classification
class code
class
clamshell case
civil register
cityscape
CITRA
Cirkut panorama
circulation record
circular letter
circa
ciphertext
cipher
cinematography
cinefilm
ciné mode