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ERIC Number: EJ399259
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Concise Historical Origins of Selected Registrar's Terms.
Hudson, Paul Stephen
College and University, v65 n1 p14-18 Fall 1989
The history and etymology of terms commonly used by registrars in maintaining records are summarized, with focus on their Latin origins. Terms include record, copy, file, rolls, register, data, enrollment, total, census, notary, minutes, office, delegate, catalog, schedule, procedure, memorandum, authentic, seal, signature, diploma, certify, and variations of these. (MSE)
Descriptors: Definitions, Etymology, Higher Education, Latin, Recordkeeping, Registrars (School), Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Vocabularies/Classifications; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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