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TRANSITORY RECORD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Business and Administrative Documents
- Records Management (Management)
- Public Administration (General)
- Military Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transitory record
1, record 1, English, transitory%20record
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- transitory document 2, record 1, English, transitory%20document
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unofficial and informal record that is required only for a limited time to ensure the completion of a routine action or the preparation of a subsequent record. 3, record 1, English, - transitory%20record
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Transitory records do not include records required by government institutions or ministers to control, support or document the delivery of programs, to carry out operations, to make decisions or to account for activites of government. 4, record 1, English, - transitory%20record
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transitory record: term and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 5, record 1, English, - transitory%20record
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
- Gestion des documents (Gestion)
- Administration publique (Généralités)
- Administration militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- document éphémère
1, record 1, French, document%20%C3%A9ph%C3%A9m%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- document temporaire 2, record 1, French, document%20temporaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document non officiel, informel et provisoire qui sert à assurer l'exécution d'une tâche courante ou à préparer un autre document. 3, record 1, French, - document%20%C3%A9ph%C3%A9m%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les documents éphémères ne comprennent pas les documents nécessaires aux institutions fédérales ou aux ministres pour contrôler, appuyer ou documenter la réalisation de programmes, pour effectuer des opérations, pour prendre des décisions, ou pour rendre compte d'activités du gouvernement. 4, record 1, French, - document%20%C3%A9ph%C3%A9m%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
document éphémère : terme et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense. 5, record 1, French, - document%20%C3%A9ph%C3%A9m%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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