N.Y. Penal Law § 175.00: Definitions of terms

§ 175.00 Definitions of terms.

The following definitions are applicable to this article:

1. "Enterprise" means any entity of one or more persons, corporate or

otherwise, public or private, engaged in business, commercial,

professional, industrial, eleemosynary, social, political or

governmental activity.

2. "Business record" means any writing or article, including computer

data or a computer program, kept or maintained by an enterprise for the

purpose of evidencing or reflecting its condition or activity.

3. "Written instrument" means any instrument or article, including

computer data or a computer program, containing written or printed

matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting,

embodying, conveying or recording information, or constituting a symbol

or evidence of value, right, privilege or identification, which is

capable of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of some person.