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postcustodial

postcustodial adjective: of or relating to an approach to preservation that focuses on collaborative management of artifacts rather than custodianship over a closed repository.

Adjective

postcustodial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to an approach to preservation that focuses on collaborative management of artifacts rather than custodianship over a closed repository.

Origin of postcustodial

From post- + custodial.

Questions about postcustodial

What does postcustodial mean?
Postcustodial means of or relating to an approach to preservation that focuses on collaborative management of artifacts rather than custodianship over a closed repository.
What part of speech is postcustodial?
Postcustodial is an adjective.

Words near postcustodial in the dictionary

  1. postcuing
  2. postcumulus
  3. postcurfew
  4. postcursor
  5. postcursory
  6. postcustodial
  7. postcyberpunk
  8. postcycloplegia
  9. postcycloplegic
  10. postcytochrome
  11. postcytokinetic

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