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Summary

Name Verity Collection Index Descriptor File
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/461
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Description A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files.
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Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 28 Aug 2012
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Last updated 28 Aug 2012
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