Dictionary definition(s) for: authentic record

• n., A record that is what it purports to be and that is free from tampering or corruption.
  [ Archives - The InterPARES 1 Project Glossary , Page: 357 ]
  Duranti, Luciana, ed. The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project. San Miniato, Italy: Archilab, 2005. Also available online at http://interpares.org/book.
  See Also:

  • effective record
  • intact record
  • reliable record
  • authoritative record
  • perfect record
  • complete record
  • Ontology B
• n., A record whose creator or author has been definitely established; it really proceeds from its stated author.
  [ Archives - Guide for Managing Electronic Records from an Archival Perspective ]
  ICA Committee on Electronic Records. Guide for Managing Electronic Records from an Archival Perspective. Paris, France: ICA, 1997. http://www.ica.org/biblio/cer/guide_eng.html.
• n., An authentic record is one that can be proven: To be what it purports to be; to have been created or sent by the person purported to have created or sent it; to have been created or sent at the time purported.
  [ General Dictionaries - 15489-1 , Page: 7 ]
  International Organization for Standardization. Information and Documentation: Records Management . 15489-1. Part 1. Geneva: ISO, 2001.
• n., Records that can be proven to be genuine. Authenticity is conferred on a record by its mode, form, and/or state of transmission, and/or manner of preservation and custody.
  [ Archives - Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records , Page: 110 ]
  Duranti, Luciana, Terry Eastwood, and Heather MacNeil. Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.