recordkeeping
noun
rec·ord·keep·ing
ˈre-kərd-ˌkē-piŋ 
variants
or less commonly record-keeping
: the act or practice of recording important information for future reference : the act of keeping records
Due to shoddy recordkeeping, the total area affected … is a mystery, and it will likely remain so.—
David Gargill
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This capability transforms multiple aspects of recordkeeping.
—Charlie Gautreaux, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Early in his Senate tenure, Jones was involved in the legislative response to the scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery in his district, where it was revealed that bodies were being buried on top of each other amid shoddy recordkeeping.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Compliance Now Backed By Severe Consequences The RIA introduced several new compliance measures regarding the handling of investor funds, recordkeeping and periodic audits by USCIS.
—Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Attempts to challenge them, as crucial as those efforts are as matters of historical recordkeeping, take on a certain listlessness.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
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Charlie Gautreaux, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Early in his Senate tenure, Jones was involved in the legislative response to the scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery in his district, where it was revealed that bodies were being buried on top of each other amid shoddy recordkeeping.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Compliance Now Backed By Severe Consequences The RIA introduced several new compliance measures regarding the handling of investor funds, recordkeeping and periodic audits by USCIS.
—Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Attempts to challenge them, as crucial as those efforts are as matters of historical recordkeeping, take on a certain listlessness.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Recordkeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recordkeeping. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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