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Personal records are documents or data about an individual—medical history, employment files, financial statements, academic transcripts.

The phrase also refers to one's best performance in a measurable activity: She set a personal record in the marathon.

Athletes commonly abbreviate this to PR: I'm hoping to PR at this meet.

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individual vs. external standards

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Documented supreme human achievements

official records · national records · Olympic records · state records

private vs. public documentation

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Officially filed, publicly accessible documents

official records · government records · court records · state records

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