recordkeeping
noun
rec·ord·keep·ing
ˈre-kərd-ˌkē-piŋ 
variants
or less commonly record-keeping
: the act or practice of recording important information for future reference : the act of keeping records
Due to shoddy recordkeeping, the total area affected … is a mystery, and it will likely remain so.—
David Gargill
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The state's higher education commission continues to struggle with recordkeeping issues in the face of high employee turnover and vacancies.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
The senators further requested an answer about whether any cabinet or White House officials are using Signal or other commercial products to discuss classified or sensitive information, or any communications subject to statutory recordkeeping requirements.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In September 2024 the FDIC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that was designed to reinforce and clarify the recordkeeping requirements for bank deposits help by nonbank companies.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In his 1975 book, Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault wrote about the rise of recordkeeping in 18th- and 19th-century Europe, namely the government practice of maintaining detailed legal accounts of surveillance and detention.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
The senators further requested an answer about whether any cabinet or White House officials are using Signal or other commercial products to discuss classified or sensitive information, or any communications subject to statutory recordkeeping requirements.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In September 2024 the FDIC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that was designed to reinforce and clarify the recordkeeping requirements for bank deposits help by nonbank companies.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In his 1975 book, Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault wrote about the rise of recordkeeping in 18th- and 19th-century Europe, namely the government practice of maintaining detailed legal accounts of surveillance and detention.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Recordkeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recordkeeping. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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