Authority file
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Definition
Authority file is A file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/authority+file Dictionary.com)
