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record-keeping

record-keeping

7 3.3
Keeping written or digital information so you can find it later
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərdˌkiːpɪŋ/
translation icon : mantenimiento de registros
  • Proper data handling and record keeping are mostly, but not universally, taught in laboratory classes.
  • record-keeping requirements
  • poor record-keeping
  • record-keeping and monitoring

They handled customer onboarding, KYC and anti money laundering checks, record keeping, risk management and all other compliance functions.

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Examples

  • Throughout the season, students are taught how to use record-keeping instruments.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Effective record-keeping can help organizations manage their data more accurately.

  • And we were actually doing some record keeping like at my company the other week because just some things in the industry were changing.

  • And so he had to like make it look like we had done all these financial record keeping in the past.

  • Federal and state regulations require specific waste handling and management criteria, training, record keeping, and reporting.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Our study also revealed that record keeping of the HW/AWW was reasonably good.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Good triage must be backed up by clear record keeping.

    Academic text (2015)
  • However, we found few or no consistent record-keeping policies among the people we interviewed.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The Federal government performed no central administration or even record-keeping of naturalizations.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Finally, efforts are now underway to standardize data and record-keeping procedures throughout the Fletcher Allen system.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

filing
vsrecord-keeping
35 2.4

Keeping and arranging papers so they are easy to find

is the full process of creating and maintaining records, not only arranging them
note-taking
vsrecord-keeping
3 3.2

Writing down important information to help you remember it later

is a broader, ongoing practice of making and maintaining records
clerking
vsrecord-keeping
1 4.9

The act of recording business transactions in an office

is the broader process of making and maintaining records across contexts
recordation
vsrecord-keeping
  • Formal
1 8.6

Official writing that shows a legal fact like a property deed

is the general activity of making and keeping records beyond formal filings
journalization
vsrecord-keeping
  • Specialized
6.7

Recording money and business events in a book for accounting and records

is the general activity of making and maintaining written or digital records

How Thorough

archive
264 4.1
preservation
  • Specialized
21 4.8
record-keeping
7 3.3
filing
35 2.4
note-taking
3 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

record-keeping = record + keeping (transparent) = record + keeping

A clear compound of 'record' + 'keeping' where 'keeping' denotes maintenance, so the meaning is directly derived from its parts.

Etymology

Record-keeping comes from the two words record 'to remember' and keep 'to hold or look after'. So record-keeping is the activity of making and keeping records that help you remember important information.