In plain English
It names a span of time with two fixed points: when it begins and when it ends. Those dates set the period covered by a request for records.
In context
Here, it indicates that the fields ask for the start date and end date of the period covered by the requested records.
- Situation
- Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
- What it communicates
- labels the fields for the time span covered by the requested records.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not state how long the period is, only that it is bounded by a start date and an end date.
Examples
“The clerk narrowed the date range from 1 March to 31 May before pulling the files.”
“Enter the date range for the records you are requesting.”