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The differences between document and record :
is any piece of written information in any form, produced or received by an organisation or person. It can include databases, website, email messages, word and excel files, letters, and memos. Some of these documents will be ephemeral or of very short-term value and should never end up in a records management system (such as invitations to lunch).
Some documents will need to be kept as evidence of business transactions, routine activities or as a result of legal obligations, such as policy documents. These should be placed into an official filing system and at this point, they become official records. In other words, all records start off as documents, but not all documents will ultimately become records.
A document is one file (one piece of paper) a record are many files gathered in to a folder and keeping track of it
While it seems as though everything is captured online in some way, shape or form, there's a proper way to create documents and records.
A document is a written, drawn, presented or recorded representation of thoughts.
In computer science, a record (also called struct or compound data) is a basic data structure (a duple may or may not be considered a record, and vice versa,
A document can be a procedure, specification, drawing, work instruction and the record is also a document with the difference that it provides evidence of compliance with established requirements and effectiveness of the operation of QMS.
For me a document is something on paper, a record is for me something digital but also has a meaning as something to fall back on.
I wouldn't want something just documented, I'd rather have it on record.
Nowadays document is on paper and the records are digitals.
A document is any piece of written information in any form, produced or received by an organisation or person.
A record relates to an activity or transaction that has happened in the past.
Documents establish legal relations whereas records are evidences in support of activities carried out/assigned which also include documents.
I 'd like to endorse the answer given by Mr Bassam ! and to highlight that records are a special type of documents they may be on digital or on paper support..
