An electrical connector having recordable position assurance in combination with a second mating connector , the electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating interface configured to engage a complementary mating connector during a mating operation; at least one electrical conductor held in the housing ; an indicating feature carried by the housing , the indicating feature having a machine readable visual identifier disposed thereon; and a concealing feature carried by the housing , wherein the indicating feature and the concealing feature are movable relative to each other between a concealed position and an exposed position, the concealing feature concealing at least a portion of the visual identifier in the concealed position, the visual identifier being exposed in the exposed position; wherein the indicating feature is in the concealed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing is not fully mated relative to the mating connector , and the indicating feature is in the exposed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing is fully mated to the mating connector , the housing includes a connector position assurance or CPA element that is coupled to an outer surface of a front end wall on or proximate to the mating interface , the visual identifier is disposed on the CPA element such that the CPA element is the indicating feature, the concealing feature that conceals the visual identifier when the first connector is not fully mated to the mating connector is a receptacle of the housing and the CPA element is held within the receptacle , characterised in that latches of the CPA element are configured to prohibit movement of the CPA element from the concealed position to the exposed position until a fully mated connection is achieved and lugs of the second connector are configured to release the latches and drive the CPA element in a revealing direction , which extends away from a mating end towards a top wall , to the exposed position. a housing having a mating interface configured to engage a complementary mating connector during a mating operation; at least one electrical conductor held in the housing ; an indicating feature carried by the housing , the indicating feature having a machine readable visual identifier disposed thereon; and a concealing feature carried by the housing , wherein the indicating feature and the concealing feature are movable relative to each other between a concealed position and an exposed position, the concealing feature concealing at least a portion of the visual identifier in the concealed position, the visual identifier being exposed in the exposed position; wherein the indicating feature is in the concealed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing is not fully mated relative to the mating connector , and the indicating feature is in the exposed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing is fully mated to the mating connector , the housing includes a connector position assurance or CPA element that is coupled to an outer surface of a front end wall on or proximate to the mating interface , the visual identifier is disposed on the CPA element such that the CPA element is the indicating feature, the concealing feature that conceals the visual identifier when the first connector is not fully mated to the mating connector is a receptacle of the housing and the CPA element is held within the receptacle , characterised in that latches of the CPA element are configured to prohibit movement of the CPA element from the concealed position to the exposed position until a fully mated connection is achieved and lugs of the second connector are configured to release the latches and drive the CPA element in a revealing direction , which extends away from a mating end towards a top wall , to the exposed position. <EOS>