Definition of records:
(n) :
information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium; any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference
"the person had a record of the event in her memory in her brain."
(v) :
to make a record of information; specifically, to make an audio or video recording of
"I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations."