off the record

off the record.

1. (Of a statement, comment, or testimony) not recorded as official evidence of a proceeding, such as a trial or deposition.

2. (Of a statement) not intended for quotation or attribution. • In either sense, whenever the phrase appears before the noun it modifies, it should be hyphenated (off-the-record comments). Cf. ON THE RECORD.

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