60 IAC 2-2-2 Definitions

Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this article: (1) "AIIM" means Association for Information and Image Management. (2) "ANSI" means American National Standards Institute. (3) "Critical records" has the meaning set forth at IC 5-15-5.1-1. (4) "ISO" means International Organization for Standardization. (5) "LE" means life expectancy. (6) "Microfilm", when used as a noun, means a photographic film containing an image greatly reduced in size from the original, and when used as a verb, means the recording of microphotographs on film. (7) "Microform" is a generic term for any form, usually film, which contains microimages. (8) "MS" means microfilming standards. (9) "Oversight committee" means the oversight committee on public records under IC 5-15-5.1-18. (10) "PIMA" means Photographic & Imaging Manufacturers Association, Inc. (11) "Record retention schedules" means a series of documents governing, on a continuing basis, the retention and disposition of recurring record series of an agency, court, or organization. (12) "Record series" means a group of related documents, either as to form or content, which are arranged under a single filing system, or kept together as a unit because they: (A) consist of the same form; (B) relate to the same subject; (C) result in the same activity; and (D) have certain physical characteristics (tapes, discs, microforms). (13) "Reproduction" means the process of making an exact copy from an existing document. (14) "Standard" means a uniformly accepted set of compliances to a predefined norm.