Dictionary definition(s) for: acquisition

• n., An addition to the holdings of an archival repository or records centre.
• v., The process of adding to the holdings of an archival repository or records centre.
  [ Archives - Dictionary of Archival Terminology ]
  Dictionary of Archival Terminology. 2nd rev. ed. Edited by Peter Walne. New York: K.G. Saur, 1988.
• v., Obtaining materials for a library, documentation center, archive, or other collection, including selection, ordering, and obtaining by exchange or gift.
  [ Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]
  J. Paul Getty Trust. Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Trust, 2005. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_reseach/vocabularies/aat/
• n., The first stage of the behavioral processes (followed by manufacture, use, deposition), in which raw materials are procured.
  [ Sciences - Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology ]
  Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Edited by Barbara Ann Kipfer. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2000.
• v., The gaining of possession or control over something.
  [ Government - Black's Law Dictionary ]
  Black's Law Dictionary. 8th ed. Edited by Bryan A.Garner and Henry Campbell Black. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, 2004.
• v., The processes of obtaining books and other items for a library, documentaiton center or archive.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book ]
  Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book. 9th ed. Edited by Raymond John Prytherch. Brookfield, Vt.: Gower, 2000.