retention period
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- length of time a record must be kept to meet administrative, fiscal, legal, or historical requirements
ARMA - Cite This Source - This Definition - The rime period for particular records (normally a series) to be kept.
State of California - Cite This Source - This Definition - The period of time during which records are kept in the custody of the creating agency (including Records Center storage) before disposition occurs; usually in terms of years or contingent upon an event, such as an audit.
State of Utah - Cite This Source - This Definition - cutoff, disposal period, dispose, disposition period, fiscal year, payback period, retention program, Statute of limitations, temporary record