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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

Etymology

Origin of recording

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

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

Named after the local street that inspired Allen Sides’ famed recording studio, Ocean Way is a return to the city where Goldenvoice cut its teeth promoting shows at the nearby Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Using electrodes, they stimulated specific bipolar cell types while simultaneously recording how neighboring cells responded.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

He was 22 at the time, and he and Karman have maintained ownership of the intellectual property since, recording the Chipmunks’ iconic helium voices from a recording studio in their home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The station later shared part of the recording with Times Radio, which first aired the interview on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

I discovered a way to listen to the recording of the piece and play at the same time.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

The most commercially successful of their many recordings was Heaven or Las Vegas which reached number seven in the UK Albums Chart immediately after its release in 1990.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

"No other lab in the world has been able to pull off these kinds of recordings systematically," says Zhou.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

In performance and on recordings, she’s also drawn liberally from the past century or so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Garcia also said none of the federal agents were wearing body cameras and that none of the vehicles involved in the traffic stop had recordings of the shooting.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

When it first went into operation in February, Haldeman asked Nixon if he wanted an aide to type up transcripts of the recordings.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin