1984

What is the official phrase for altering records?

1984

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The official phrase is "rectifying." The implication here is that the records were a "mistake". Winston needed to "fix" them so whatever the Party promoted now is congruent with what they promoted in the past. Also people that were "unpersoned" needed to be erased from historical memory.