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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

During recording sessions last year, Bono told me U2 were chasing "the sound of the future".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Not content with throwing a few haymakers, Bauer quickly notched a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick”—the hockey term for recording a fight, a goal, and an assist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Robbins has said that during roughly the first year to 18 months of her podcast, recording took place at the home and while traveling.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In an audio recording posted to air traffic website liveatc.net, someone in the cockpit can be heard reporting "moderate turbulence" and saying the crew was "managing the ice."

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Beginning that very month, Harvey's wiretap commenced recording thousands of classified conversations among Soviet and East German military officials.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Together, the sleep recordings, brain scans, spinal fluid analyses, and memory assessments suggest that tau accumulation is associated with a particular disruption of brain activity during deep sleep.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

To further its coffeehouse push, Starbucks is also releasing its first global holiday album in over a decade, featuring new recordings by artists like JYT, the Womack Sisters and Brandi Carlile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

O’Brien said investigators suspected Rinderknecht made recordings of several attempts to reach 911 in order to create an alibi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In air traffic control audio recordings, someone in the cockpit can be heard reporting "moderate turbulence" and that the crew was "managing the ice".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

He brought a tape recorder and made recordings of all the new pieces Chester learned.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

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