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file unit

a unit in archival science; an organized grouping of documents
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file unit

Summary

file unit is a level of description[1].

Key Facts

  • file unit's instance of is recorded as level of description[2].
  • file unit is a type of fonds[3].
  • file unit is a type of archival collection[4].
  • file unit is a type of series[5].
  • file unit is a type of level of description[6].
  • file unit is part of archives[7].
  • file unit's described by source is recorded as ISAD(G)[8].
  • file unit's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/vocabularies/recordSetTypes#File[9].
  • file unit's different from is recorded as Akta[10].
  • file unit's next lower rank is recorded as item[11].
  • file unit's next higher rank is recorded as series[12].
  • file unit's next higher rank is recorded as sub-series[13].

Body

Definition and Type

file unit's instance of is recorded as level of description[2]. Recorded subclass of include fonds[3], archival collection[4], series[5], and level of description[6].

Use and Application

file unit is part of archives[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ica.org. Retrieved . ica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Retrieved . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Retrieved . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . dictionary.archivists.org. Retrieved . dictionary.archivists.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . ica.org. ica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Retrieved . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Retrieved . cdncouncilarchives.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_file-unit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{file unit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-unit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Jheald · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/1211psw0
    Part of → archives
    Equivalent class → https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/vocabularies/recordSetType
    Described by source → ISAD(G)
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q59211454]]"
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