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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

With A.B. on bass, Suzette on drums and Selena as the tender vocalist, the group would eventually sign their first recording contract with Freddie Records in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"We can still have very summery weather well into meteorological autumn, or wintry conditions during spring. The calendar simply gives meteorologists a consistent framework for recording and comparing our climate."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The ChatGPT maker had set a goal of recording $2.5 billion in ad revenue by the end of 2026, according to an Axios report.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Houston’s recording starts a cappella—Costner pushed for this opening—and builds slowly and surely to a volcanic upheaval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Let me know when to start recording video again,” said Kojo.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Suno’s platform uses a “distillation of the identifying attributes of the human beings who made the songs and recordings: the qualities that make a listener say ‘that is Jason Isbell.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Aargau cantonal police urged people to stay away from the area and asked for video recordings or photos from the rave.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Ten days after filing his anonymous complaint, he submitted a letter to the inspector general’s office, along with a USB drive with the 122 recordings, which he’d made over a span of about six months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Artists already use AI tools in their work, the charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists' recordings is a different matter."

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“The recordings of my brother. The gramophone company in Paris wasn’t interested anymore, but every night I played the ten recordings we’d made, until most of them were worn out. And his song.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr