Testimon

Testimon is a term encountered in some languages and in certain scholarly and archival contexts to refer to a collection of testimonies or the act of bearing testimony. It is not widely standardized in English, where the conventional forms are "testimony" or "testimonials" depending on the meaning.

In practice, testimon may appear as a field name or label in databases, particularly in projects dealing with oral history, human rights documentation, or social research. In archives and research repositories, a testimon record can contain a transcript or audio link to a first-person account, along with metadata such as date, location, subject, and speaker.

The term is often used descriptively within specific projects rather than as a formally defined category in general reference works. Because testimon is not universally recognized, its precise scope can vary between institutions. It is important to rely on a clear glossary or data dictionary within a given project to avoid confusion with the standard terms testimony, testimonial, or witness statement.

See also: testimony; testimonials; oral history; witness statement; affidavit; deposition.