recording

[ ri-kawr-ding ]

noun

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.

recording

/ 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 head

      recording studio

2. the record or tape so produced
3. something that has been recorded, esp a radio or television programme

Word History and Origins

Origin of recording¹

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

Example Sentences

It may come as a shock, but most voice-over recordings happen in home studios.

From Search Engine Watch

There is no cost to attend and if you cannot make it, a recording will be emailed to you after.

From Search Engine Land

In many cases, professors can access the recordings of their students at any time, and even download these recordings to their personal machines.

From MIT Technology Review

The spacecraft will take video and audio recordings of its own landing as it touches down — another first for a NASA Mars mission.

From Science News

The researchers confirmed the spread of the song with the double-noted ending across the continent — as far east as Quebec and Vermont — via recordings from citizen scientists.

From Science News

This is an extraordinary recording that deserves to be much better known.

From The Daily Beast

A transcript and an audio recording of his remarks were obtained by The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

Back home and off the road, Gil looked forward to recording again.

From The Daily Beast

By the time of the recording session, Brian had become quite agile with the flute and suggested adding it to the song.

From The Daily Beast

A network insider insisted: “No expletives were uttered by Mr Mason in the recording of his rant.”

From The Daily Beast

As it had columns for recording statistics of the fair for a period of years, it was instructive as well as ornamental.

From Project Gutenberg

The following are either essential, or useful in various degrees, for obtaining and recording observations.

From Project Gutenberg

The Persian era began, recording the fall of the Sassanian dynasty, and the religion of Zoroaster.

From Project Gutenberg

The study and the recording of the facts, moreover, demand an expenditure of much time and labour.

From Project Gutenberg

This discovery and invention has been largely instrumental in the rapid development of sound recording.

From Project Gutenberg