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OSAC Lexicon
OSAC has created a lexicon of over 4,000 terms organized by forensic discipline. New terms will be added, revised or removed, as sources are verified and as new standards are published.
Access the OSAC Lexicon and OSAC Preferred Terms.
Created March 8, 2018, Updated July 7, 2021