archiving

filing

Storing documents systematically

• catalogingSystematic organization into records
• indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
• documentationWritten proof or instructions

classification · repository · dossier · compilation · chronicling · transcription · annotation · codification · inventory · collation

vault

Secure storage chamber

• repositoryPlace for storing things
• depositorySecure storage location
• warehouseBulk goods storage building

stacks · cabinet · boxes · shelves · binder · server · cloud · tape · microfilm · microfiche

backup

Stored duplicate for recovery

• cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
• metadataDescriptive information about content
• compressionForcing into smaller space

deduplication · versioning · migration · file formats · retrieval · database · server · storage media · timestamps · checksums

conservation

Preventing waste or loss

• restorationReturning something to condition
• preservationMaintaining something's condition
• digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation

laminating · encapsulation · acid-free · climate control · humidity · migration · format conversion · emulation · redundancy · integrity

manuscripts

Handwritten or typed originals

• chroniclesSequential historical accounts
• annalsYear-by-year historical account
• artifactsHuman-made historical objects

scrolls · parchment · codex · papyrus · paleography · antiquities · primary sources · ephemera · correspondence · memorabilia

• Lab Operationslab manager, lab technician, lab safety, lab equipment, lab notebooks
• Media Preservationfilm restoration, digitization, film preservation, backup copies, master copy
• recordingrecording, mixing, mastering, editing, overdubbing
• RegTechAML, beneficial ownership, identity verification, audit trails, risk management
• classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
• organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying