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authority control

authority control noun: the organization of bibliographic information by using a single distinct spelling of a name (heading) or a numeric identifier for each topic or agent.

Noun

authority control (uncountable)

  1. (library science) The organization of bibliographic information by using a single distinct spelling of a name (heading) or a numeric identifier for each topic or agent.

Questions about authority control

What does authority control mean?
Authority control means the organization of bibliographic information by using a single distinct spelling of a name (heading) or a numeric identifier for each topic or agent.
What part of speech is authority control?
Authority control is a noun.

Words near authority control in the dictionary

  1. authoritativity
  2. authoritie
  3. authorities
  4. authoritive
  5. authority
  6. authority control
  7. authority figure
  8. authority figures
  9. authority issues
  10. authorityless
  11. authoritywise

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