In plain English
These are older records kept aside for the long term rather than used in day-to-day work. They come from the past and are stored because they are not currently active, but people may still need to look back at them.
In context
Here, "archived records" names older student records kept in long-term storage because they are no longer in active use but may still be needed for reference.
- Situation
- Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
- What it communicates
- names older stored student records in the request instructions.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not specify how old the records are, only that they are past records kept for long-term reference rather than active use.
Examples
“Unlike the current files in daily use, the archived records stayed in long-term storage until someone needed to check an old address.”
“After a former student asked about grades from years earlier, staff searched the archived records.”