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

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employees in the private sector and in government. —Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026

The focus is squarely on providers and content governance, enforced through platform control and recordkeeping requirements. —IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026

The lab had no standard operating procedures, no clear chain of custody, and poor recordkeeping. —Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

Those amounts may be eligible for special tax breaks this year, which makes good recordkeeping more important than ever. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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