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Accession

əkˈsɛʃn

Accession definitions
noun
accession accessions
  1. the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power

    "the Queen's accession to the throne"

    • the action or process of formally joining or being accepted by an institution or group

      "the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EU"

    • the formal acceptance of a treaty or agreement

      "accession to the Treaty of Rome was effected in 1971"

  2. a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artefacts

    "the day-to-day work of cataloguing new accessions"

    • an amount added to an existing quantity of something

      "substantial accessions of gold"

verb
accession accessioned accessioning accessions
  1. record the addition of (a new item) to a library, museum, or other collection

    "each book must be accessioned and the data entered into the computer"