ABSTRACT
The term “forensic archiving” is a departure from the usual terminology used to refer to preserving a scene’s record. From a contemporary perspective, it is also more appropriate than the more frequently used term: documentation. Archiving has a broader scope and encompasses more than simply applying photographic, sketching, or imaging techniques because it connotes a modern relationship with a digital world. Although subsequent discussions may use the older terminology-documentation-one should not be confused with the broader, more relevant term forensic archiving.
