OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog.

OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog.

• A. Online Public Access Catalog
• B. Online Public Access Console
• C. Open Public Access Catalog
• D. Organized Public Access Catalog

Answer: (A)

OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog. The key idea is recognizing how libraries name their searchable systems: an online, publicly accessible catalog of the library’s holdings. “Online” means it can be searched via a computer or device, “Public Access” indicates it’s available to library users, and “Catalog” refers to the organized list of items like books and other materials. The other options aren’t the conventional terms used in this acronym—one uses a hardware term (Console), another uses a nonstandard word (Open), and another changes the sense of the word (Organized). So the exact expansion is Online Public Access Catalog.

OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog. The key idea is recognizing how libraries name their searchable systems: an online, publicly accessible catalog of the library’s holdings. “Online” means it can be searched via a computer or device, “Public Access” indicates it’s available to library users, and “Catalog” refers to the organized list of items like books and other materials. The other options aren’t the conventional terms used in this acronym—one uses a hardware term (Console), another uses a nonstandard word (Open), and another changes the sense of the word (Organized). So the exact expansion is Online Public Access Catalog.