ACCESSION

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000211",
  "term": "ACCESSION",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The transfer of the legal and physical custody of permanent records from an agency to the National Archives. See also BLOCK (1),PERMANENT RECORDS, SCHEDULED TRANSFER, TRANSFER (1).\n\n2. The transfer of agency records to a Federal records center for temporary storage. The agency retains legal custody of the records. See also RETIREMENT, TRANSFER (1). (3) The records so transferred. Also called accessioned records.\n\n3. The records so transferred. Also called accessioned records.",
  "expansions": [
    "ACCESSIONED RECORDS"
  ],
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Records Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/accession/"
}