record copy

original or official copy of a record that is retained for legal, operational, or historical purposes

See copy.

a complete and faithful copy of a legal instrument or other record that is carefully prepared and certified by meticulous inspection and collation to be a true copy so that it may be and in fact is officially authorized to serve as a valid and reliable representation of the original document and be suitable for submission in evidence.

The original file copy of a record series maintained by the creating agency, sometimes referred to as the designated original or blue-ribbon copy.

original copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.