Acronyms & Abbreviations

Records management runs on acronyms. Here are 48 of the most common, each linked to its full definition in the glossary.

5015.2: DoD 5015.2-STD
BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
CUI: Controlled Unclassified Information
DMS: Document Management System
DSAR: Data Subject Access Request
EAD: Encoded Archival Description
ECM: Enterprise Content Management
eDiscovery: E-Discovery
EDRM: Electronic Discovery Reference Model
ERA: Electronic Records Archives
ERMS: Electronic Records Management System
ESI: Electronically Stored Information
FERMI: Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
FRA: Federal Records Act
GARP: Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles
GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
GRS: General Records Schedule
IG: Information Governance
IGRM: Information Governance Reference Model
IM: Instant Messaging
ISCAP: Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel
KPI: Key Performance Indicator
M-19-21: OMB/NARA Memorandum M-19-21
M-23-07: OMB/NARA Memorandum M-23-07
MDM: Mobile Device Management
MDR: Mandatory Declassification Review
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
NDC: National Declassification Center
OAIS: Open Archival Information System
OCA: Original Classification Authority
OCR: Optical Character Recognition
OGIS: Office of Government Information Services
PIA: Privacy Impact Assessment
PII: Personally Identifiable Information
PRA: Presidential Records Act
RM: Records Management
RMA: Records Management Application
RMO: Records Officer
ROT: ROT (Redundant, Obsolete, Trivial)
RRS: Retention Schedule
SAORM: Senior Agency Official for Records Management
SIP: Submission Information Package
SOR: System of Record
SORN: System of Records Notice
TAR: Technology-Assisted Review
TDR: Trusted Digital Repository
WORM: Write Once Read Many

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