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Data become records when the content, context, and structure are tied together to provide both meaning and functionality.

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Data become records when the content, context, and structure are tied together to provide both meaning and functionality.

Citation Source: 
McGovern and Samuels 1997

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology