nstituted by all the actions (validation, communication, notification, publication)
 that give formal character to the transaction and the resulting record. [Archives] 
n., An administrative procedure constituted by all the actions (validation, communication, notification, publication) that
give formal character to the transaction and the resulting record. [Archives] 
n.,
 A record produced, used and maintained in an experiential system. [Archives] 
real evidence, and, when admissible, hearsay evidence. [Go