Keyword: A single term or short phrase that appears in a database index identifying a record.

VVA: Acronym for the Virtual Vietnam Archive.

Footer: A common group of links that appears at the bottom of multiple pages of a website.

Field: A box on a search page where users can type information, such as keywords, to be searched for.

Boolean: In database searches, a short word used to combine search terms. Common Boolean Terms are And, Or, and Not.

Collection: A grouping of materials created or donated to the Vietnam Archive by the same person or organization

Item #: A unique identifier assigned to all materials within the Virtual Vietnam Archive

ISP: Acronym for Internet Service Provider

AMS: Acronym for US Army Map Service. The US AMS produced a large number of 1:50000 maps in the Vietnam Archive Map Collections.

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