authority control
Library-science term for maintaining consistent headings for names, titles, and subjects in catalogs. Also referred to as 典拠コントロール.
See also: 典拠コントロール
In the library, authority control is used to standardize the representation of author names.
Synonym; 典拠コントロール is the more direct loanword form, while 典拠管理 uses the native 管理.
Compound of 典拠 (authority, source) and 管理 (management, control), likely a calque of English 'authority control'.