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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

Luo, 46 years old, told a judge she used the threat of a recording to try to obtain money from Edens, referred to in court as Victim-1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

On 30 September, OpenAI staff discovered a "surreptitious audio recording device" behind a television - which had been wrapped in toilet paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Tupac gave himself away; otherwise, they would have got away,” Davis can be heard saying on the recording.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Alfozan was caught on security footage from inside the restricted conference room where he appeared to look behind the television where the recording device had been placed, the Department said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 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

Some even offer help with headshots, set recordings, podcast tapings, YouTube streaming and website creation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Audio recordings capture months of warnings, confusion and attacks in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The amplitude of the bowel sounds nearly doubled, the sounds were present during a much larger share of the recordings, and the number of individual sounds per minute also increased.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

That collection of recordings, known as The Desk Tapes, includes recordings of 63 live shows, soundchecks and more than 100 hours of rehearsals from the band's rise and rise in the 1990s.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

And recordings I took on my cameras while on Mars.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga