SAA’s new Dictionary of Archives Terminology has superseded this Glossary as of 4/29/2020.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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chemical wood pulp
chief source of information
chip
chirograph
chlorobromide photograph
choropleth map
chron file
chronological date
chronological file
chronological inventory
chronology
CIDOC
CIM
CIMI
cinching
ciné mode
cinefilm
cinematography
cipher
ciphertext
circa
circular letter
circulation record
Cirkut panorama
CITRA
cityscape
civil register
clamshell case
class
class code
classification
classification scheme
classified
classified filing
classified index
cleaning
clearance
click-wrap license
clip
clipping
close-up
closed
closed captioning
closed file
closed index
cockle
code
codebook
coded classification
codex
codicil
codicology
cold storage
Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association
collage
collecting archives
collection
collection development
collective description
collective record group
collective title
collective work
collector
collodio-chloride photograph
collodion photographs
collotype
colon classification
color
color balance
color bars
color correction
color management
COM
combination printing
comic mode
Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique
Comité international pour la documentation du Conseil international des musées
common records schedule
commonplace book
communication
Compact Cassette
compact disc
compact shelving
compartment
compass rose
compatibility
competence
compilation
compiler
completeness
complex entry
complimentary clause
component object model
composite
compound act
compound document
comprehensive records schedule
compression
compulsory rights