SAA’s new Dictionary of Archives Terminology has superseded this Glossary as of 4/29/2020.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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computer
Computer Graphics Metafile
computer input microfilm
computer output microfilm
computer program
computer system
computer-aided design
computer-aided engineering
computer-aided retrieval
computer-based indexing
concealment
concept indexing
concordance
concurrent resolution
conditioning
Conférence internationale de la Table Ronde des Archives
confidential
configuration
conservation
conservation laboratory
conservator
Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information
Conspectus
constituent correspondence
construction drawing
constructive notice
contact copy
contact paper
contact print
contact sheet
container
container list
contamination
content
content analysis
content date
content management
content standard
contents note
context
context analysis
contingent records
continuation
continuing value
continuity
continuity file
continuous forms
continuous-tone image
continuum
contract
contrast
contributor
control character
controlled vocabulary
convenience file
convention
conventional records
conversion
conversion list
coordinate indexing system
copy
copy of record
copy status
Copyflo
Copyleft
copyright
core
corporate archives
corporate body
corporate memory
corporate records
corporate report
correspondence
correspondence management
corroboration
COSHRC
cost-avoidance justification
cost-benefit analysis
Council of State Historical Records Coordinators
count
counterfeit
counterseal
cover
cover paper
coverage date
cradle
crayon enlargement
crazing
crease
creating office
creator
credibility
crescent
critical apparatus
critical bibliography
critical edition
CRM
cross-reference
crosswalk
crutch file