A recordingof something is a record, CD, tape, or video of it.
...a video recording of a police interview. [+ of]
Synonyms: record, video, tape, disc [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of recording
2. uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Recording is the process of making records, CDs, tapes, or videos.
...the recording industry.
recording in British English
(rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ)
noun
1.
a.
the act or process of making a record, esp of sound on a gramophone record, magnetic tape, compact disc, computer, etc
b.
(as modifier)
recording studio
recording head
2.
the record, tape, disc, etc so produced
3.
something that has been recorded, esp a radio or television programme
recording in American English
(rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that records
noun
2.
the act of one that records
3.
a.
what is recorded, as on a disc or tape
b.
the quality of this; esp., its acoustic or visual fidelity to the original
c.
the record itself
Examples of 'recording' in a sentence
recording
She took advice about how to check her flat for bugs or recording devices.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This time, the recording process was almost equally fraught.
The Sun (2016)
It's stuck like a tape recording playing in your head.
The Sun (2017)
By leaving the production calls up for the recording process itself, we let him have a voice truly equal to ours.
The Sun (2016)
An audio recording of an air traffic controller talking to one of the plane's crew after take-off was published online.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She left and I went over to pick up the device and there it was: a camera and a recording device.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This chilling scene is from a video recording released for the first time today.
The Sun (2010)
It was great to be experimental during the recording process and this track has a darker side.
The Sun (2010)
Why should the recording industry need any more than this?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Video clips and secret recordings are being used to taunt head teachers and their staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They allowed fans to distribute their early recordings free via the internet.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Two recording devices rest on the table.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The live recording is clear and full.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All three pieces on the disc are first recordings.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Who goes to the recording of a radio quiz show just so that they may chuckle knowingly?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The only clues are in some of his writings and tape recordings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Quite a lot of the audio recording makes no sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But he let me down over the video recording.
The Sun (2015)
How did you cope without having a regular home during the recording process?
The Sun (2012)
There is a huge gap in the recording industry and he will be greatly missed.
The Sun (2009)
Prison bosses launched a probe after a secret recording of his voice was played at the premiere.
The Sun (2009)
But this snapshot of those early recordings shows just what he was competing against.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The images are transmitted to a recording device worn by the patient.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He delivers the goods like a tape recording.
Christianity Today (2000)
Make written notes or audio recordings of any chats.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The boxes contain documents and recordings of interviews from a police investigation into the origins of the bribery allegation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The video recordings of the interviews showed the suspect sitting at a desk clutching a blue blanket over his head.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They matched the exceptional quality of their recordings with live shows that are pleasing to the eye and fantastic to the ears.
The Sun (2016)
He performed with all the major London orchestras and acted as assistant conductor on numerous recordings and radio operas.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He thought I was asleep when he programmed in the recording.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
recording
British English: recording /rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ/ NOUN
A recording of something such as moving pictures and sounds is a computer file or a disk on which they are stored.
There is a video recording of his police interview.
American English: recording
Arabic: تَسْجِيل
Brazilian Portuguese: gravação
Chinese: 录音
Croatian: snimka
Czech: záznam
Danish: optagelse
Dutch: opname audio/video
European Spanish: grabación
Finnish: nauhoitus
French: enregistrement musique
German: Aufzeichnung Musik
Greek: εγγραφή
Italian: registrazione
Japanese: 録音
Korean: 녹음
Norwegian: opptak
Polish: zapis
European Portuguese: gravação
Romanian: înregistrare
Russian: запись
Latin American Spanish: grabación
Swedish: inspelning
Thai: การบันทึกเสียง
Turkish: kayıt
Ukrainian: запис
Vietnamese: băng ghi âm
All related terms of 'recording'
gramophone record
an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events
record
If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later.
recording van
a van containing sound and image recording equipment , used as a mobile recording studio
re-recording
a new or different version of a piece of music recorded previously
audio recording
an electronic recording of sound
Recording Angel
an angel who supposedly keeps a record of every person's good and bad acts
recording tape
a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape , used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
self-recording
recording its own operations or reactions automatically, as a seismograph
tape recording
the act or process of recording on magnetic tape
video recording
a recording of a film or television programme onto video tape
analogue recording
a sound recording process in which an audio input is converted into an analogous electrical waveform
digital recording
Digital recording is the process of converting sound or images into numbers .
magnetic recording
the recording of electrical signals by means of changes in areas of magnetization on a tape , wire , or disc : used for recording sound, video material, digital computer data , etc.
recording device
A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
recording session
a period of time devoted to recording music in a studio
recording studio
a studio where music and other recordings are made
recording equipment
electronic devices used for recording sound and making records, CDs, audio files , etc
video tape recording
a recording made using a tape recorder for vision and sound signals using magnetic tape in closed plastic cassettes : used for recording and playing back television programmes and films
video cassette recording
a recording made using a tape recorder for vision and sound signals using magnetic tape in closed plastic cassettes : used for recording and playing back television programmes and films
re-record
to make a recording of (something recorded before) again
tape-record
to make a tape recording (of)
double-system sound recording
a system in which picture and sound are taken simultaneously and the sound is recorded separately on magnetic tape
tape
Tape is a narrow plastic strip covered with a magnetic substance. It is used to record sounds, pictures , and computer information .
wire recorder
an early type of magnetic recorder in which sounds were recorded on a thin steel wire magnetized by an electromagnet
Chinese translation of 'recording'
recording
(rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ)
n
(c) (= recorded music, voice etc) 录(錄)音 (lùyīn) (段, duàn)