Relationships Synonym:  remote storage n. ~ Facilities for housing materials away from where they are used; remote storage. Notes:  Off-site storage may be used to house inactive records, reducing the [..]

Any place physically located a significant distance away from the primary site, where duplicated and vital records (hard copy or electronic and/or equipment) may be stored for use during recovery.

Temporary or permanent storage of archival or library materials at a location outside the walls of the main facility, usually necessitated by a shortage of space (see this example). Stored materials m [..]

A general term describing location arrangements for records. The storage might be leased by the agency or held by a storage provider. The agency contracts the storage provider to care for the records on their behalf.

Files stored in a separate location from the main data library; this provides an extra copy in case of fire or theft.

A facility other than an agency's normal place of business where inactive records are stored during theirretention period to reduce space costs. See also Records center.