The Collaborative International Dictionary
Curation \Cu*ra"tion\ (k?-r?"sh?n), n. [Cf. OF.curacion.]
Cure; healing. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French curacion "treatment of illness," from Latin curationem (nominative curatio), "a taking care, attention, management," especially \n"medical attention," noun of action from past participle stem of curare "to cure" (see cure (v.)).
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of curate, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts. 2 The act of cure or healing. 3 (context databases English) The manual updating of information in a database.
Wikipedia
Curation may refer to:
- Curator, a manager or overseer, traditionally of tangible assets of a library or museum
- Biocurator, a professional scientist who maintains information for biological databases
- Content curation, the collection and sorting of information
- Data curation, management activities required to maintain research data
- Digital curation, the preservation and maintenance of digital assets
- Evidence management, the indexing and cataloguing of evidence related to an event
- Cultural heritage management, conservation of cultural sites and resources
Usage examples of "curation".
In addition to zookeepers of various grade levels, there were people from the Curation Department, and two animal behaviorists, and the three veterinarians who would be handling the anesthetizing of the animals out there.