record
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See also récord
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English recorden (“‘to repeat, to report’”), from Old French record, from recorder. See record (verb).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: rec‧ord (note that the hyphenation of the noun differs from the verb)
- (RP) enPR: rĕ'kôd, IPA: /ˈrɛ.kɔːd/, SAMPA: /"rE.kO:d/
- (US) enPR: rĕ'kərd, IPA: /ˈrɛ.kɚd/, SAMPA: /"rE.k@`d/
- Audio (US), nounhelp, file Audio (US), adjectivehelp, file
[edit] Noun
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record (plural records)
- Information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
- The person had a record of the event in her memory in her brain.
- The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.
- Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
- We have no record of you making this payment to us.
- A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
- I still like records better than CDs.
- (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
- The most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly in competitive events.
- The heat and humidity were both new records.
- The team set a new record for most points scored in a quarter.
[edit] Synonyms
- (information put into a lasting physical medium):
- (vinyl disk): disc/disk
- (most extreme known value):
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from record(noun)
[edit] Translations
information put into a lasting physical medium
vinyl disc/disk
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computing: set of data relating to a single individual or item
most extreme known value of some achievement
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle English recorden (“‘to repeat, to report’”), from Old French recorder (“‘to get by heart’”), from Latin recordari (“‘to remember, call to mind’”), from re- (“‘restore’”) + cord- stem of cor (“‘heart’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) rĭ'kôd, /rɪˈkɔːd/, /rI"kO:d/ or rə'kôd, /rəˈkɔːd/, /r@"kO:d/
- (US): rə'kôrd, /rə.ˈkɔrd/, /r@."kO`d/
- Audio (US), verbhelp, file
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)d
- Hyphenation: re‧cord
[edit] Verb
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to record (third-person singular simple present records, present participle recording, simple past and past participle recorded)
- (transitive) To make a record of information.
- I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
- (transitive) Specifically, to make an audio or video recording of.
- Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
- (transitive, law) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
- When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.
- (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
- (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To repeat; to practice.
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[edit] Translations
make a record of
make an audio or video recording of
give legal status to by making an official public record
(intransitive) make audio or video recording
[edit] French
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record m. (plural records)
- record (most extreme known value of some achievement)
- Le record du saut en hauteur a été battu par Javier Sotomayor en 1993.
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record m. inv.
- record (sporting achievement; computer data element)