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Appraisal

The process of choosing what to keep and what to dispose

Authenticity

Origin of the information can be verified. Information is correct and not forged  



Conversion

A form of migration where document is converted from one format into another  



Disposition

Period of time what the document should be preserved 

Metadata

Information about information. Description about the context, content, structure, management and handling of document through out its lifetime  


Publicity principle

Documents created by authorities are public unless otherwise stated in a law and every one has a right to get information from a public document  



Register

Unique identifier for every possessed record