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Authority file

The computerised list of subject, series, and name headings used in the Online Catalog.

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authority file
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The computerized list of subject, series, and name headings used in the Online Catalog.

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To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court/court administrator to enter into the files or records of a case.

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