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record
I. re·cord \rə̇ˈkȯ(ə)rd, rēˈ-, -ȯ(ə)d\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English recorden to recall, recite, set down in writing, from Old French recorder, from Latin recordari to call to mind, remember, from re- + cord-, cor heart, mind — more at heart
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : recall, remember
b. archaic : sing, warble
< hear the lark record her hymns — Edward Fairfax >
2.
a.
(1) : to set down in writing : make a written account or note of : furnish written evidence of : put into written form
< a people that carefully recorded their history >
< recorded her impressions in a series of books >
< recorded the sounds heard in phonetic symbols >
(2) : to make or have made an authentic official copy of (as a deed, mortgage, lease) and deposit or have deposited especially as in an office designated by law
(3) : to cause to be noted officially in or as if in writing
< recording and tallying the votes >
< recorded the proceedings of the court >
b.
(1) : to make an objective lasting indication of in some mechanical or automatic way : register permanently by mechanical means
< studied the intensity of the earthquake as it had been recorded by the seismograph >
(2) of an instrument : to point out (data) at a particular time or under particular circumstances on or as if on a scale : show in this way
< noticed that at that moment the thermometer recorded 90° >
c. : to give evidence of
< the extent of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks of the surrounding area >
3.
a. : to cause (sound, visual images) to be transferred to and registered on something (as a phonograph disc, magnetic tape) by mechanical usually electronic means in such a way that the thing so transferred and registered can (as by the use of a phonograph, tape recorder) be subsequently reproduced
b. : to register in this way a performance of (as an orchestra, singer, actor) or rendition or playing of (as a piece of music, an instrument)
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to record something
< spent the whole day recording >
b. : to admit of being recorded
< a voice that records beautifully >
2. archaic : sing, warble
II. rec·ord \ˈrekə(r)d, -ˌkȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from recorder to record
1.
a. : the state or fact of being recorded
b. : something (as a monument) on which a record has been made
c.
(1) : evidence, knowledge, or information remaining in permanent form (as a relic, inscription, document)
< the record of an extinct people >
(2) : an account in writing or print (as in a document) or in some other permanent form (as on a monument) intended to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events
2. : something that serves to record: as
a.
(1) : a piece of writing that recounts or attests to something
< a record of the early history of a nation >
(2) : an official contemporaneous document recording the acts of some public body or public officer
< a record of city ordinances >
(3) : an authentic official copy of a document entered in a book or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law — compare conveyance 2b
(4) : an official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice
(5) : an official copy of the legal papers used in a case and of memoranda of the proceedings of the court
b. : something that is known or can be learned or has been recorded: as
(1) : an officially or sometimes nonofficially attested top performance or achievement (as in a competitive sport)
< a high jump that broke the record >
(2) : cumulative data usually consisting of written systematically arranged notes relating to an individual's or group's activities, abilities, accomplishments, or physical or moral qualities in a particular area (as school, business)
< a child with a good school record >
< carefully kept health records >
(3) : a body of known, recorded, or available facts about something : the sum of something done or achieved or the body of data known, recorded, or available about something
< looked at the record of the candidate >
< had a long criminal record >
< a brilliant record as an executive >
3. : something to which sound has been transferred by mechanical usually electronic means and so registered as to be capable of subsequent reproduction by a specially designed instrument; specifically : a disc with a spiral groove carrying recorded sound
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- off the record
- of record
- on record
III. record adjective
: of, relating to, or consisting of something (as a performance, occurrence, condition) that goes beyond or is extraordinary among others of its kind
< a record run >
< record prices >
< record heat >
IV. record noun
: a collection of related items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit |