recording

1 of 2

present participle of record entry 1

recording

2 of 2

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Including the new additions, there are 675 recordings that make up the National Recording Registry. —Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025

See the complete 2025 National Recording Registry inductees here. See the complete list of Latin recordings in the Registry here. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025

Combs’s lawyers filed the subpoena in March seeking all of the unedited recordings from interviews with two individuals who appeared in the four-part documentary series, which premiered on Jan. 27. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025

Maani made a number of undercover recordings that will be seen and heard for the first time at Jones’ trial. —Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing recording

• magnetic recording
• recording artist
• self-recording
• tape recording

Rhymes for recording

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• rewarding
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding
• warding

Kids Definition

recording

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯrd-iŋ 

: record entry 2 sense 4