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

Examples of recordkeeping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Further, companies may wish to evaluate their recordkeeping procedures with respect to any articles containing PIP (3:1) to help ensure that any exemptions to the 2024 Rule’s prohibitions are accurately documented and certified. —Meaghan Colligan Hembree, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2025

That’s why various organizations around the world use different altitudes to mark that invisible threshold for recordkeeping purposes. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025

Regulations regarding employment, finances, recordkeeping, data conventions and interoperability of systems between markets are changing too quickly for old styles of monitoring to keep up. —Alex Ford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

Unlike traditional banking systems that rely on centralized intermediaries, these technologies enable peer-to-peer transactions, smart contracts and decentralized recordkeeping, often with greater speed, enhanced transparency and lower costs. —Benjamin Van Vliet, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recordkeeping

• beekeeping
• bookkeeping
• gatekeeping
• housekeeping
• peacekeeping
• safekeeping
• timekeeping
• beeping
• creeping
• heaping
• keeping
• leaping