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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

Nvidia trades higher Friday after recording its second-largest one-day market cap decline on record on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The property even includes a recording studio, where 50 Cent is said to have recorded his 2005 album, “The Massacre.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Madrid, a longtime political commentator and strategist, had set up his recording equipment at the Pico House, formerly a historic hotel named after the last Mexican governor of California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

She has won 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. 2, 2026

And if what the Holy Beings said was true about not recording the songs because calling out their names would summon them, then all Nathan would have to do was to call out Darkness’s name.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

But Mr. Hrůša, in our own time, has opened another window for Martinů—and this is one of the best recordings of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

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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