The official copy of a document or record. The records retention schedule lists, by office, the holder of the record copies of various records series.
an original copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Very often an original document designated for preservation and disposition. [Back
The single official copy of a document maintained on file by an administrative unit of the University. A record copy is sometimes termed the file copy. The record copy is usually, but not always, the original. A record copy may be held by the creating office or another office of record.
an original record or a copy of an original record that is used to meet the minimum retention period for that record; also called "official copy"
The official copy of a record that is retained for legal, operational, or historical purposes, sometimes the original. (1)