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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

This time, however, Everton managed just six shots, their fewest in a Premier League game since recording five against Arsenal last December.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

These are some of the prompts an engineer arrested by federal authorities last week is accused of submitting to an artificial intelligence chatbot to program a recording device hidden in an OpenAI conference room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

In “Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known,” Scott Simon tells of a cat who runs roughshod over recording equipment and boldly horns in on interviews with politicians and pundits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In a 2020 interview with Nashville Lifestyles, Gifford explained that she had visited the city plenty of times throughout her career, recording albums, filming TV shows, and attending the CMA festival.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Five hundred people called in to hear what Eisman had to say, and another five hundred logged in afterward to listen to the recording.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The recordings showed who was getting in and out of the cars, the routes taken and even the codes used to open gates or doors to military facilities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

We’re taking real audio recordings, but how to couch that visually?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

As yet, it is not clear what he was planning to do with the recordings.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The DNA recordings also revealed important information about when cells begin committing to their eventual roles in the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

As yet in the experimental stage, but nonetheless interesting, is the initial success in attracting male mosquitoes to playback recordings of the flight sound of the female.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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