ed in the course of the activities of a person or persons, or of a public
or private organization; or such records from a number of different sources; and kept together to ensure their preservation and to
promote their use. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., [records] Records in any medium which were compiled for the purpose of, or use during, a public or private business
transaction of which they themselves formed a part; and which were selected for preservation by the persons concerned with the
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