Records Management terms starting with T

22 terms

  1. tab A part of a file guide or folder that extends from the body and is used for a label
  2. Target In diagnostic tests, the molecule or nucleic acid sequence assayed in a sample.
  3. Taxonomy The science of categorization, or classification, of things based on a predetermined system.
  4. Template a standard shape that the race car must comply to be within the NASCAR rules. The template closely resembles the shape of the factory car.
  5. temporary record A record of short-term value that can be destroyed immediately or after a specified time period
  6. terminal-digit filing A system of numeric filing using the last two or three digits right to left of each number as the primary division under which the record is filed See…
  7. tertiary subject subdivision of a secondary subject in a hierarchal file classification system
  8. tickler file A file arranged by date to facilitate selection of records for disposal when they become due.
  9. topical filing system See dictionary arrangement.
  10. Tracking The act of generating and maintaining a time history of an object's position and any other features of interest.
  11. transaction file See case file.
  12. transcript book the same as record book.
  13. transfer In a transfer, a 401(k) or IRA custodian or trustee moves the assets in your existing account directly to the custodian or trustee of your new account.
  14. transfer custody Change of custody, ownership, and/or responsibility for records
  15. transfer movement Moving records from one location to another
  16. transferring Moving inactive records to the records center on a regular schedule.
  17. transferring entity The organization or person that transfers physical custody of a group of documentary material to NARA (including to a Federal records center).
  18. transformation (TRANZ-for-MAY-shun) In medicine, the change that a normal cell undergoes as it becomes malignant.
  19. transitory record A record that has little or no documentary or evidential value and that need not be set aside for future use
  20. transmittal list A document that lists the records being transferred from one area to another Note: A transmittal list may also transfer legal responsibility for and the…
  21. truncate The act of cutting off the decimal point and number to its right. This does not include rounding The act of shortening or abbreviating by cutting off the…
  22. turnaround time the total time a Service Request is in the laboratory, from its receipt at Evidence Intake until a formal report is issued