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                  deposit

                  the method of transferring records to an archive service without transfer of legal title, usually to enable long-term preservation and public access; normally this is subject to a deposit agreement for an indefinite period. Many records are legally inalienable and remain the property of the body which created it or its lawful successor such as Church of Scotland records.