SAA’s new Dictionary of Archives Terminology has superseded this Glossary as of 4/29/2020.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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offprint
offline storage
offline
official record
official files
official copy
office of record
office of origin
office file
office document architecture
office automation
office
off-site storage
off gassing
ODA
OCR
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
obverse
oblique view
oblique light
oblique aerial
oblique
object
oath
OASIS
OAIS
OAI
numeric-alphabetic filing system
numeric filing system
numbering note
NUCMC
NUC
NTSC
NT
note
notch code
notarial record
notarial archives
North American Archival Network of the International Council of Archives
nontextual records
nonrepudiation
nonrecords
nonprint materials
nonofficial papers
noncustodial records
noncurrent records
nonbook materials
nonaqueous deacidification
nominal access point
noise
nitrocellulose
nitrate
NISTF
NISO
NHPRC
NHPC
NFACE
newsreel
news film
news clipping
neutral test card
network architecture
network
negative-positive process
negative
nearline storage
nearline
near-print document
naturalness
natural language query
natural language
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
National Union Catalog
National Television Systems Committee
National Information Systems Task Force
National Information Standards Organization
National Historical Publications Commission
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
National Forum on Archival Continuing Education
National Association of State Information Systems
National Association of State Chief Information Officers
National Association of State Archives and Records Administrators
National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
National Archives and Records Service
National Archives and Records Administration
NASIS
NASIRE
NASCIO
NASARA
NARS
narrower term
narrative record
NARA
name-title reference
name authority file
name
NAGPRA
NAGARA
NAF