Glossary of Terms

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The Glossary of Terms provides basic definitions of words, phrases, initialisations and acronyms relevant to records management in Western Australia. 

It contains:

  • terms within the scope of the Western Australian State Records Act 2000 (‘the Act’) 
  • terms from the Standards and Principles provided by the State Records Commission in accordance with the Act 
  • some general information and communications technology terms. 

This is not an exhaustive or exclusively definitive list of terms relevant to records management in Western Australia