obative record 
n., In general, the body of written and unwritten rules governing the conduct of a transaction, or the formal steps undertaken in carrying out a transaction. [Archives] 
n., Records of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of a business, legislative body, or court of law. [Arts] n., A section of a program that carries out some well-defined operation on data specified by parameters. It can be called from
anywhere in a program, and different parameters can be provided for eac