Terminology Database
Terms or Phrases
- data
- data element
- data format
- data grid
- data hierarchy
- data model
- data processing
- data restoration
- data stream
- data type
- database
- date of compilation
- date of document
- date of receipt
- date of record
- date of transmission
- de facto standard
- de jure standard
- declared record
- decompression
- degree of perfection
- described records
- description
- description of action or matter
- descriptive instrument
- designated records preserver
- digital
- digital archaeology
- digital audio tape
- digital component
- digital data
- digital document
- digital encoding
- digital entity
- digital format
- digital linear tape
- digital medium
- digital object
- digital presentation
- digital preservation
- digital record
- digital signature
- digital system
- digital timestamp
- digital videodisc
- diplomatics
- directive
- disposition
- dispositive
- dispositive record
- document
- document schema
- document type definition
- documentary context
- documentary form
- documentary presentation
- documentary procedure
- documentation
- dossier
- draft
- DRAM
- duplicate
- durable encoding
- dynamic computing
- dynamic random-access memory
- dynamic record
- dynamic system
Term | disposition
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- n., [diplomatics] An intrinsic element of documentary form that comprises the core of the text of a document narrating the expression of the will of the author and the action of the record.
- n., 1. Final settlement or sentencing of a criminal case. 2. Of any property, except as expressly otherwise provided, includes (i) any transaction or event entitling a taxpayer to proceeds of disposition of property, (ii) any transaction or event by which …. [The Dictionary of Canadian Law, 3rd ed. c2004]
- n., 1. The act of transferring something to another’s care or possession, esp. by deed or will; the relinquishing of property. 2. A final settlement or determination. 3… [Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th ed. c2004]
