Order archival is a term that refers to the process of obtaining or making available historical records and artifacts for research, reference, or display. Synonyms for this term include archival retrieval, archival access, archive request, and archival search. The term archival retrieval is used when referring to the process of retrieving historical records from archives while archival access is used to describe the act of accessing historical records for research purposes. Archive request is a synonym that refers to the process of requesting specific archival records for research while archival search describes the act of conducting research to locate specific documents and artefacts. Regardless of the term used, the goal of order archival is the same: to provide access to historical records for research and reference purposes.