Dictionary definition(s) for: retention schedule

• n., A document providing description of records series and/or classes and specifying their authorized dispositions.
  [ Archives - Chain of Preservation , Page: n.p. ]
  Modeling Cross Domain. Chain of Preservation. http://interpares.org/display_file/ip2_COP_diagrams(complete).pdf.
• n., [record schedule] Documents describing the recurring records of an organization or administrative unit, specifying those records to be preserved as having archival value, and authorizing, on a continuing basis and after the lapse of specified retention periods and the occurrence of specified actions or events, the destruction of the remaining records.
  [ Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]
  J. Paul Getty Trust. Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Trust, 2005. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_reseach/vocabularies/aat/