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Disposal authority number: |
A unique number identifying each disposal authority issued to a specific office.
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Disposal instruction: |
The specific instruction regarding disposal allocated to each record e.g. D for delete/destroy and A for transferring into archival custody.
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Electronic Document Management System: |
A system that provides the ability to capture, describe and categorize, store and retrieve, share and reuse electronic documents regardless of specific format.
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Electronic records: |
Information which is generated electronically and stored by means of computer technology.
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