recording

1 of 2

present participle of record entry 1

recording

2 of 2

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ How to pronounce recording (audio)
plural recordings
1
: the process of recording something
The recording took place at the studio.
a recording session
2
: something that has been recorded
a recording of measurement data
especially : a sequence of sounds or visual images stored in or played from a reproducible form
listening to early jazz recordings
watched a live recording of the concert
3
: something (such as a vinyl record or a digital file) on or in which a recording is stored : record entry 2 sense 4
organized the recordings by artist and genre

Examples of recording in a Sentence

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Noun
The recording studio’s social media pages appear to be run by Evans. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 ProPublica’s story that included a recording of a 6-year-old Salvadoran girl wailing for her mother prompted an immediate end to the first Trump administration’s policy of deterring migrants by separating families. Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024 An anonymous user had been intermittently posting bite-size recordings of a discussion between Parks and an unspecified person. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, the political pressure around the legal rulings in the case was so strong, the nation’s high court broke with its tradition of barring electronic recordings. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recording 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of recording was in 1544

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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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recording

noun
re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯrd-iŋ How to pronounce recording (audio)
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