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Accessioner
- DEF : The act of adding a resource to a collection.
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Acquisition
- DEF : The act of gaining possession of a resource.
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Award selector
- DEF : The act of nominating or judging a resource in relation to an award, honor, etc.
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Borrower
- DEF : The act of taking possession, but not ownership, of a resource.
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Buyer
- DEF : The act of purchasing a resource.
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Claimant
- DEF : The act of declaring ownership of a resource, notably when the claim is not clearly substantiated.
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Deaccessioner
- DEF : The act of permanently removing accessioned items from a collection or repository.
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Dealer
- DEF : The act of negotiating or arranging for a transaction.
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Destroyer
- DEF : The act of permanently destroying a resource.
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Discarder
- DEF : The act of permanently removing a resource or part of a resource from a collection for disposal.
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Disputant
- DEF : The act of challenging a claim, such as a claim of ownership.
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Exhibitor
- DEF : The act of showing or presenting a resource for public view.
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Inheritor
- DEF : The act of taking possession of a resource upon the death of the previous owner, either through bequest or application of law.
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Loss
- DEF : Responsibility for the disappearance of a resource where the circumstances of the disappearance are unknown.
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Offer
- DEF : The act of providing a resource for purchase or other form of acquisition. Use for booksellers and sellers of other resources.
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Recipient
- DEF : The act of receiving a resource, via bequest, donation, etc.
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Recoverer
- DEF : The act of re-assuming ownership of a resource following a period of loss, possibly due to theft.
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Repatriator
- DEF : The act of returning a resource to its home country.
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Testator
- DEF : The act of bequeathing a resource in a will.
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Thief
- DEF : The act of acquiring a resource without the consent of the legal owner.
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Transferer
- DEF : The act of giving possession of a resource to another party, notably without a defined sale or donation.
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Witness
- DEF : The activity of verifying the truthfulness of an event or action.