Accessioning

/ækˈsɛʃənɪŋ/ noun

The process of formally registering, numbering, and cataloging items as they are added to a collection, museum, or institutional collection.

From accession (verb) plus -ing (the gerund suffix). This creates a noun describing the action of formally acquiring and recording items.

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