Iowa Admin. Code r. 223-13.2
The definitions listed in Iowa Code section 17A.2 and rules 223—1.2(303) and 22.2(303) shall apply for terms as they are used throughout this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply:
“Accession” means the act of recording or processing an addition to the collections of the society.
“Acquisition” means the act of obtaining legal title to an object or document.
“Artifact” means a man-made object.
“Collection” means an orderly assemblage of man-made or natural objects.
“Deaccession” means the act of removing an object from the collections permanently.
“Loan” means the act of temporarily transferring custody of an object.
“Specimen” means a natural object.