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
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No written or electronic recording of her supposedly subversive shows was presented at her trial.
—Steve Rosenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The office also provided recordings of phone calls between McLinn and department employees and body camera footage of the seizure.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The project went through complex testing phases in some of the world’s legendary recording studios with producers, mixers and mastering engineers with more than 70 Grammy-award nominations between them.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Released just six months after The Times, Dylan’s fourth Columbia album, Another Side of Bob Dylan, featured solo acoustic recordings of original songs that were lyrically adventurous and less focused on current events.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
No written or electronic recording of her supposedly subversive shows was presented at her trial.
—Steve Rosenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The office also provided recordings of phone calls between McLinn and department employees and body camera footage of the seizure.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The project went through complex testing phases in some of the world’s legendary recording studios with producers, mixers and mastering engineers with more than 70 Grammy-award nominations between them.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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