Definitions for "Archival quality"
a board or paper that conforms to the measurements of museum standards. This term is used in reference to the long-term storage or display of objects.
indicates materials have undergone laboratory analysis to determine their acidic and buffered content are within safe levels for long term preservation of photos• assumes materials should be permanent, durable and chemically stable• industry has not agreed on a definition for archival quality, so variations exist for determining a product's archival properties
Status given to materials that have undergone testing to determine that their acidic and buffered content are within safe levels.