Afschriftdatum

Afschriftdatum is a Dutch term that appears in administrative and archival contexts and refers to the date associated with an afschrift, which is a copy or extract of an original document. The afschriftdatum can indicate the date on which the extract was issued or the date when the record was copied, produced, or archived. The exact meaning is context-dependent and not always standardized.

Etymology and usage: The word is formed from afschrift (copy or extract) and datum (date). Because afschrift denotes a formal copy of a document, the afschriftdatum serves as a date stamp that helps identify the specific version or moment at which the extract was created or released.

Contexts and applications: In archival science and civil registry work, afschriften of birth, marriage, or death records often include an afschriftdatum to verify provenance and timeliness. Notaries, courts, and government offices may issue extracts with an associated afschriftdatum. In corporate or municipal recordkeeping, company extracts or official copies of documents may also carry an afschriftdatum. In practice, the term is less common in everyday language and may be replaced by phrases like datum van afschrift or simply the date on the extract.

Legal and administrative significance: The afschriftdatum helps establish the validity, authority, and temporal context of the copy, particularly when multiple versions of a document exist or when records are used as evidence.

See also: afschrift, datum, archief, notaris, records management.