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• present participle of record.

recording

American  

[ri-kawr-ding] / rɪˈkɔr dɪŋ /

noun

• recordings
  plural

1. the act or practice of a person or thing that records.

2. sound recorded on a disk or tape.

3. a disk or tape on which something is recorded.

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recording British  

/ rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the act or process of making a record, esp of sound on a gramophone record or magnetic tape

   2. ( as modifier )

      recording studio

      recording head

2. the record or tape so produced

3. something that has been recorded, esp a radio or television programme

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• recordings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of recording

1300–50; Middle English (gerund); see record, -ing ¹

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Explanation

A recording is the recorded audio that's stored on a tape or an electronic device. If you make a recording of your history class lecture, you'll be able to listen to it later when you study for the midterm exam (or when you want to nod off to sleep). The business of making and selling popular songs can be called "the recording industry," and you can also talk about a recording of your favorite jazz album. In addition to audio recordings, there are also video recordings, like the one you take of your little brother's dance recital or soccer game. Recording comes from the verb record, which we can trace back to the Latin recordari, "remember, call to mind, or be mindful of."

Example Sentences

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recording recordings

McHugh's prizes include a £50,000 cash prize and a recording contract, with her first ever single, a cover of The Beatles classic Blackbird, now released.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

It was a natural progression for the Cryptkeeper to be the next recording artist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Binance holds its users’ cryptocurrency on giant company-controlled digital wallets, known as hot wallets, which function as a ledger system recording which tokens are held by each customer on its platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Make sense of the midterms with Slate: Speaking of tricks and treats, watch this livestream recording from Slate’s politics team, who broke down all the spooky thrills and chills we can expect on Election Day.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

He paged back through the Story Book—which was even now recording everything Jack said—to May’s story of the original kidnapping.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

The leaking of the audio recordings has been criticised by some Spanish politicians, with Alberto Ibáñez, a member of Congress for the left-wing Sumar platform, writing on X that they were "despicable".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Activision confirmed it used recordings from that night but had "not intended to reference or trivialise the Itaewon disaster or any other real-world tragedy in any way, shape or form".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Detailed recordings captured their sleeping positions, periods of quiet rest, and episodes of REM-like movement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Now, body camera recordings have shed light on what took place during the viral incident at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Winter Park, Fla., on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

He also said that Barling stayed up all hours of the night, usually in the kitchen, flipping through books, listening to audio recordings of birdcalls, and speaking his notes into a handheld tape recorder.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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