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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

Parton’s first recording of the song, released in 1974, is modest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Parton once estimated that she composed or collaborated on more than 3000 tunes in her lifetime, recording some 450 of them.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court as a recording of her husband's 911 call played.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Over that period, they closely followed the condition of the glacier's floating ice tongue, recording the expansion of fractures and watching for signs that a major section might eventually break away.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

He made up conspiracy theories by the dozens: a banana vendor who sold fruit outside our house was secretly recording Jagu’s behavior.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

But "recordings that use generative AI in a supporting role remain eligible," it added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Once they were completed, she was as locked out of these recordings as the millions of other eyes that watched them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

So, for an affordable alternative, you can find recordings of sound baths on platforms like YouTube and Spotify and recreate the experience at home.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Screen recordings showed them reading directly from ChatGPT in response to interview questions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

He’d stride south on Broadway to Greenwich Village, and make his way to the Four Continents Book Store, an emporium of Russian-language books, music recordings, periodicals, and handmade gifts such as nested martryoshka dolls.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady