a matter of record

Meaning

1. something that has been recorded as being true

In the movies · 2

• Buffalo Bill's real name is now a matter of record with the proper authorities.The Silence of the Lambs1991
• LOOK, TODDY, IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE ARRANGEMENT-- AS A MATTER OF RECORD, I'M NOT,Victor/Victoria1982
• now a matter of public record,The Grand Budapest Hotel2014

From the same entry

• as a matter of fact
• be another different matter
• for that matter
• it's just a matter of time
• a matter of course
• a matter of hours, minutes
• a matter of life and death
• no matter
• no matter who, what, where
• the fact is
• be no laughing matter