recording

noun — 3 senses

recording

noun

/ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/

Etymology By surface analysis, record + -ing.

1

The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.

  • The one-party consent law permits the recording of telephone calls with the consent of at least one of the parties.
2

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

  • I made a recording of the TV show so that I could watch it later.
  • But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released.2002 April 29, Norman Pearlstine, “A Month Of Mondays If that doesn't give you the blues, nothing will. Norman Pearlstine ranks his favorite versions of the classic "Stormy Monday Blues"--one for every doggone working day of the month.”, in CNN Money:
1 more example
  • The resulting integrated neurograms were then studied, and only the recordings with bursts that reached a signal:noise ratio of at least 3:1 were accepted for analysis.2015 September 19, “Optimal Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacing Rate in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Trial”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
3

The act of registering for something; registration.

Derived terms
cinerecording, holorecording, longitudinal recording, magnetic recording, microrecording, neurorecording, perpendicular magnetic recording, perpendicular recording, phonorecording, recording angel, recording artist, recording booth, recording clerk, recording head, recording studio, re-recording, sound recording, tape recording, telecording, telerecording, video recording
Hyponyms
prerecording, rerecording

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