playlist

[ pley-list ]

/ ˈpleɪˌlɪst /

noun

a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.

Digital Technology. an electronic file containing a list of audio or video files that can be played back on a media player sequentially or in random order: to create a playlist of your favorite songs.

Words nearby playlist

playing card, playing field, playing trick, playland, playlet, playlist, playmaker, playmate, playpen, playreader, playroom

Origin of playlist

First recorded in 1960–65; play + list¹

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Examples from the Web for playlist

If none of these songs are likely to knock “Like a Rolling Stone” off your playlist, neither is anything here an embarrassment.
Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, and Others Crowdsource A Dylan Album|Malcolm Jones|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Playlist, on the other hand, called it “too oblique, too delighted with itself, and frankly, too dull to admire…much.”
Josh Charles on Life After ‘The Good Wife’ and His Insane Movie ‘Bird People’|Kevin Fallon|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The playlist becomes more refined as the listener interacts with the system by approving or disapproving of songs.
Why Apple’s iTunes Radio Isn’t a Threat to Pandora or Spotify…Yet|Lauren DeLisa Coleman|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A YouTube account in the name “Tamerlan Tsarnaev” posted a playlist he named “Terrorists” and “liked” Islamic militant videos.
Boston Suspects Tamerlan & Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, From Boxing to Bombs|Michael Daly|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Plus, Malcolm Jones offers a playlist of hidden holiday gems.
Twelve Christmas Song Fails: John Travolta, Justin Bieber & More (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Taking a guest around Disney World was like programming a playlist for a date or a car-trip.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for playlist

playlist

/ (ˈpleɪˌlɪst) /

noun

a list of records chosen for playing, as on a radio station

a list of tracks to be played in a particular order on an MP3 player or CD player

verb

(tr) to put (a song or record) on a playlist

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