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archival description

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archival description

Summary

archival description is an activity[1].

Key Facts

  • archival description's instance of is recorded as activity[2].
  • archival description is a type of metadata[3].
  • archival description is a type of collection[4].
  • archival description is part of archival science[5].
  • archival description's equivalent property is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/terms/description[6].
  • archival description's practiced by is recorded as archivist[7].

Body

Definition and Type

archival description's instance of is recorded as activity[2]. Recorded subclass of include metadata[3] and collection[4].

Use and Application

archival description is part of archival science[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). archival description. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/archival-description
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_archival-description_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{archival description}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/archival-description}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → metadata, collection
    Instance of → activity
    Equivalent property → http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007284711005171
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284711005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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