Dictionary definition(s) for: authoritative copy

• n., The instantiation of a record that is considered by the creator to be its official record and is usually subject to procedural controls that are not required for other instantiations.
  [ Archives - "Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records." , Page: 217 ]
  Authenticity Task Force. "Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records." Appendix 2 in The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project. Edited by Luciana Duranti. San Miniato, Italy: Archilab, 2005. Also available online at http://interpares.org/book.
  See Also:

  • non-repudiation
• n., A record that is considered by the creator to be its official record and is usually subject to procedural controls that are not required for other copies. The identification of authoritative records corresponds to the designation of an office of primary responsibility as one of the components of a records retention schedule…It is understood that in certain circumstances there may be multiple authoritative copies of records, depending on the purpose for which the record is created.
  [ Archives - Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records , Page: 217 ]
  Authenticity Task Force. "Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records." Appendix 2 in The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project. Edited by Luciana Duranti. San Miniato, Italy: Archilab, 2005. Also available online at http://interpares.org/book.
• n., The copy of a record that is considered to be its official record and is usually subject to procedural controls that are not required for other copies.
  [ Archives - "Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records." , Page: 217 ]
  Authenticity Task Force. "Requirements for Assessing and Maintaining the Authenticity of Electronic Records." Appendix 2 in The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project. Edited by Luciana Duranti. San Miniato, Italy: Archilab, 2005. Also available online at http://interpares.org/book.