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recording

[ ri-kawr-ding ]
/ rɪˈkɔr dɪŋ /
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noun
the act or practice of a person or thing that records.
sound recorded on a disk or tape.
a disk or tape on which something is recorded.
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Origin of recording

1300–50; Middle English (gerund); see record, -ing1
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British Dictionary definitions for recording

recording
/ (rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ) /

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