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6.2 Glossary
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Access control: see access control system
Access control system: System for the automatic checking of access rights, control-
ling barriers as well as registering processes including structural and organizational
measures
Acid-free: Paper or card which is not acidic at the point of production By buffering,
the material stays acid-free for longer.
Acclimatization: Slowly getting used to the climatic conditions in a room (e.g. after
transport).
Air circulation: Movement of the air
Air exchange: Measurement of how often the air is exchanged in a specific time pe-
riod
Air pollutant: Harmful substances in the form of gas and particles contained in the air
(e.g. sulphur dioxide, soot, dust etc.)
Archive-suitable: Materials suitable to be used in archives and museums which do
not damage the objects (e.g. acid-free paper). To some extent, this is also called mu-
seum quality.
Archived items: In the classical sense papers, documents which are usually kept in
an archive
Art Loss Register (ALR): Database of stolen works of art or those that cannot be
found It was founded in 1991 in a collaboration between auction houses, international
art-dealing organizations, representatives of the insurance industry and the Interna-
tional Foundation for Art Research.
Attack alarm system: System that serves people as a direct distress call in case of
an attack
Attack and burglary system: Burglar alarm system which has an attack alarm sys-
tem integrated
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Bar code: machine-readable conversion of information in the format of lines of differ-
ent thickness Enables readability of information by a machine (e.g. inventory numbers,
signatures or locations) and simplifies the management of large stock in connection
with a database
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Chair cover: Cover made from cloth to protect furniture against dust and light