### Question
What does records center mean?


### Answer
**Records center** has the following meaning in *44 U.S.C. § 2901*:

> an establishment maintained and operated by the Archivist or by another Federal agency primarily for the storage, servicing, security, and processing of records which need to be preserved for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment or space

#### Citation:
  - *44 U.S.C. § 2901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES**

