Descriptions of terms used in the Netarchive software. The terms are listed in alphabetic order

Bitarchive

One or more machines holding one copy of the data harvested by a NetarchiveSuite installation.

Event harvest
A selective harvest made at special events.
Full harvest
See Snapshot harvest.
Partial harvest
See Selective harvest.
Selective harvest
A harvest of a few, selected sites that can be done repeatedly.
Snapshot harvest
A limited-depth harvest of all domains known in the system. A snapshot harvest can only be run once, but can be based on an earlier snapshot harvest, harvesting only those domains that were not fully harvested in the previous harvest.