Records Management terms starting with V

11 terms

1. vacuum drying treatment of water-soaked documents by extracting the water under high vacuum to prevent further damage See also freeze drying.
2. vacuum freeze drying process of stabilizing water-soaked documents by freezing them to prevent further damage from water in its liquid state and subsequently drying them under…
3. vacuum thermal drying treatment of water-soaked documents by drying under high vacuum and high temperature to prevent further damage See also freeze drying.
4. valuation Valuation is the process of estimating the value, or worth, of an asset or investment.
5. Value In determining the monetary equivalent for assets and gifts, value is a good faith estimate of the fair market value if the exact value is neither known…
6. vault A fire-resistive enclosure used entirely for storing particularly valuable holdings or material with special preservation needs
7. vaulting Storing records in a completely fire-resistive enclosure to be used exclusively for storage.
8. vertical filing File system in which files are accessed from front to back or from side to side Note: Also used to describe furniture built to support this type of file…
9. Vital Record A record that is essential to the organizations operation or to the reestablishment of the organization after a disaster.
10. vital records Records necessary to the life or continuity of an organization.
11. vital records center A repository for housing records classified as vital to an organization's operations.