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authority file

collection of authority records, where each record picks preferred heading, alternative heading and other information, used for bibliographic information
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authority file

Summary

Key Facts

  • authority file is a type of controlled vocabulary[1].
  • authority file comprises authority record[2].
  • authority file's facet of is recorded as authority control[3].
  • authority file's different from is recorded as thesaurus[4].
  • authority file's exact match is recorded as http://purl.org/spar/fabio/AuthorityFile[5].

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Definition and Type

authority file is a type of controlled vocabulary[1].

Use and Application

authority file comprises authority record[2].

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_authority-file_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{authority file}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/authority-file}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Art & architecture thesaurus id → 300026957
    Dewey decimal classification → 025.3222, 025.49
    Has part(s) → authority record
    Bncf thesaurus id → 2261
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295742105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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