Recording
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
Definitions
2 meaningsThe act of capturing data, sound, or moving images so that it can be stored and reproduced.
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
An audio or video capture of an event or performance.
The musician made a professional recording of the song.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're singing your favorite song, and then you press play again to listen to what you sang. The recording is the thing that lets you hear your song again! Like, if you record yourself playing the piano, that's a recording.
👶 For kids: A recording is like taking a picture with your ears or eyes! It saves what you see or hear.
More Examples
The police reviewed the surveillance recording.
I listened to the recording of the interview.
How It's Used
"The band released a new studio recording of their latest album."
"The court proceedings were preserved through a digital recording."
"The television show was a live recording with no editing."
The action of capturing information such as sound, images, text, or data.
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
The act of capturing sound or video to be stored.
She is currently recording a new podcast episode.
💡 Simply: If you're recording something, you're basically capturing it so you can watch or listen to it later. Like, if you're making a video, you're recording it.
👶 For kids: Recording is like a camera or microphone is catching something so you can see or hear it again later!
More Examples
They were recording the concert from the back.
He's been recording all his expenses in a notebook.
How It's Used
"The device is currently recording the audio."
"The journalist was recording the witness's statement."
"Students were recording their experiments for the science project."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
off the record
Not for public dissemination; confidential.
"The journalist was told the information off the record."
From the verb 'record,' derived from the Latin 'recordari,' meaning 'to remember, to call to mind.' The word developed to mean to document something for later reference, and later, to capture sound or video.
The word 'record' and its related forms have been used since the 13th century, initially referring to acts of remembrance or memorialization before the technical aspects of capturing sound or image.
Memory tip
Think of a memory being "re-corded" and saved.
Word Origin
"to remember, to call to mind"