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   Rec·ord

   noun

   • 1. a thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form: "you should keep a written record" Similar account(s)document(s)documentationdatafile(s)dossier(s)informationevidencereport(s)annal(s)archive(s)chronicle(s)note(s)minutestransactionsproceedingstranscript(s)certificate(s)deed(s)instrument(s)diaryjournalmemoirregisterloglogbookyearbookalmanacinventorylistcatalogcase historycase studycasebookprocès-verbaldated:act(s)rare:muniment(s)
   • ▪ an official report of the proceedings and judgment in a court.
   • ▪ a number of related items of information which are handled as a unit.
   • 2. the sum of the past achievements or actions of a person or organization; a person or thing's previous conduct or performance: "the safety record at the airport" Similar previous conduct/performancetrack recordprevious achievements/accomplishmentscareer to datehistorypastlife historybackgroundreputationcurriculum vitae
   • ▪ short for criminal record
   • 3. (especially in sports) the best performance or most remarkable event of its kind that has been officially measured and noted: "he held the world record for over a decade" Similar best performancehighest achievementstar performancebest timefastest timefurthest distancepersonal bestworld record
   • 4. a thin plastic disk carrying recorded sound, especially music, in grooves on each surface, for reproduction by a record player: "I'm listening to records in my room" Similar albumvinyltapecassettediskcompact diskCDrecordingreleasedated:gramophone recordLPlong-playersingleforty-fivetwelve-inch (single)EP (extended-play)seventy-eight78dated:black discphonograph record
   • ▪ a piece or collection of music reproduced on a phonographic record or on another medium, such as compact disc: "my favorite record"

   verb

   • 1. set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference, especially officially: "they were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank" Similar write downset downput in writingput downtake downnotemake a note ofjot downput down on papercommit to paperdocumentput on recordpostenterminuteregisterchroniclefileput on filechartdocketloginscribetranscribelistcatalogmake an inventory ofrare:diarize
   • ▪ state or express publicly or officially; make an official record of: "the coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death"
   • ▪ (of an instrument or observer) show or register (a measurement or result): "the temperature was the lowest recorded since 1926" Similar indicateregisterreadshowdisplay
   • ▪ achieve (a certain score or result): "they recorded their first win of the season" Similar achieveaccomplishgainearnchalk upnotch upturn ininformal:clock up
   • 2. convert (sound or a performance) into permanent form for later reproduction: "they were recording a guitar recital" Similar make a record/recording oftapetape-recordvideo-recordvideotapevideoaudiotapetelerecordmakeproducecutput on disk/tapeinformal:lay downput on wax
   • ▪ produce (a piece or collection of music or a program) by recording a live performance: "they go into the studio next week to record their debut album"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recordable adjective

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