recording
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recording
- /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪŋ/ British, UK, Southern
- /ɹɪˈkoɹdɪŋ/ Canada, US
- /ɹɪˈkoːdɪŋ/ Australia
- /ɹəˈkoːdɪŋ/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, record + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of record Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from
noun recordings
- 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.
- 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.
- The act of registering for something; registration.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: phonograph record, book, register, read, disk, disc, show, memorialize, commemorate, enter, tape, best, criminal record, put down, immortalize, platter
Translations
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noun act of storing sound, video, etc. in a permanent medium
| Deutsch | Aufnehmen, Aufzeichnen, Mitschneiden, Aufnahme, Aufzeichnung, Mitschnitt |
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noun reproduction stored in a permanent medium
| Español | grabación |
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| 한국어 | 녹음 nogeum |
| 日本語 | 録音 rokuon |
| 中文 | 錄音 /录音 lùyīn |
| Português | gravação |
| Français | enregistrement |
| Deutsch | Aufnahme, Aufzeichnung, Mitschnitt |
| Italiano | registrazione |
| Ελληνικά | ηχογράφηση ichográfisi, μαγνητοσκόπηση magnitoskópisi |
| Română | înregistrare |
| Русский | за́пись zápisʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bản ghi, bản thu |
| العربية | تَسْجِيل tasjīl |
noun act of registering for something
| Deutsch | Eintragen, Registrieren, Eintragung, Registrierung |
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title = {recording},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recording},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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