for the record

for the record

1. For the purpose of being recorded, especially when already known.

   I will ask you, for the record, to state your name and address.

   Now, just for the record, you have served time for drug dealing, haven't you?

   • 2004, John N. Maclean, Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines Battling Wildfires, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, page 13:

     During brief courtroom appearances, Pattan restricted his comments for the record to “Guilty, sir” for each of the two counts of the indictment.

2. Used to emphasize a point in an attempt to make it known or noticed.

   For the record, I think these policies are weird and unnecessary.