Keyword AAA is a thesaurus of general terms designed for use in classifying, titling and indexing most types of records in most technological environments. It covers terminology common to business functions and activities in most organisations. To provide a comprehensive controlled vocabulary, Keyword AAA should be used in conjunction with a thesaurus of functional terms relating to the organisation’s specific or core business functions.

The Keyword AAA function and activity terms are used in the Administrative Functions Disposal Authority (AFDA). Together these two tools can be used to title and sentence records.