Definitions for "Record type"
An additional identifier for similar types of records.
a structure consisting of a fixed number of elements, called fields , with possibly different types
A record type is a composite type consisting of zero or more named components, possibly of different types. (37)
An object that represents the layout of fields within a record. Part of the VisualAge for Java Record Framework.
Keywords:  classification, log, set, data
The classification of records in a log data set.
The property that determines whether records in a file are all the same length, of varying length, or use other conventions to define where one record ends and another begins.
Refers to the distinction between administrative & operational records.