Some Definitions [2]

“Records are heterogeneous distributed objects comprising selected data elements that are pulled together by activity-related metadata such as audit trails, reports, and views through a process prescribed by the business function for a purpose that is juridically required…. Records are temporally contingent—they take on different values and are subject to different values at different points in time. Records are also time-bound in the sense that they are created for a specific purpose in relation to a specific time-bound action….”