re·cord (r -kôrd )v. re·cord·ed, re·cord·ing, re·cords v.tr.1. To set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form. 2. To register or indicate: The clerk recorded the votes. 3. a. To register (sound or images) in permanent form by mechanical or electrical means for reproduction. b. To register the words, sound, appearance, or performance of by such means: recorded the oldest townspeople on tape; recorded the violin concerto. v.intr. To record something. n. rec·ord (r k rd)1. a. An account, as of information or facts, set down especially in writing as a means of preserving knowledge. b. Something on which such an account is based. c. Something that records: a fossil record. 2. Information or data on a particular subject collected and preserved: the coldest day on record. 3. The known history of performance, activities, or achievement: your academic record; hampered by a police record. 4. An unsurpassed measurement: a world record in weightlifting; a record for cold weather. 5. Computer Science A collection of related, often adjacent items of data, treated as a unit. 6. Law a. An account officially written and preserved as evidence or testimony. b. An account of judicial or legislative proceedings written and preserved as evidence. c. The documents or volumes containing such evidence. 7. a. A disk designed to be played on a phonograph. b. Something, such as magnetic tape, on which sound or visual images have been recorded. Idioms: go on record To embrace a certain position publicly: go on record in favor of the mayor's reelection. off the record Not for publication: The senator told the reporters that his remarks were strictly off the record. on record Known to have been stated or to have taken a certain position: The senator's opposition to the new legislation is on record.
[Middle English recorden, from Old French recorder, from Latin record r , to remember : re-, re- + cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.] |
record Noun [rek-ord, rik-kord] 1. a document or other thing that preserves information 2. records information or data on a subject collected over a long period: dental records 3. a thin disc of a plastic material upon which sound has been recorded in a continuous spiral groove on each side 4. the best recorded achievement in some field: her score set a Games record 5. the known facts about a person's achievements 6. a list of crimes of which an accused person has previously been convicted 7. anything serving as evidence or as a memorial: the First World War is a record of human folly 8. Computers a group of data or piece of information preserved as a unit in machine-readable form 9. for the record for the sake of strict factual accuracy 10. go on record to state one's views publicly 11. have a record to have previous criminal convictions 12. off the record not for publication 13. on record a. stated in a public document b. publicly known Adjective being the highest or lowest, or best or worst ever achieved: record losses Verb 1. to put in writing to preserve the true facts: to record the minutes of a meeting 2. to preserve (sound, TV programmes, etc.) on plastic disc, magnetic tape, etc., for reproduction on a playback device 3. to show or register [Latin recordari to remember]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"data file, file - a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" working papers - records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers" | | 2. |  record - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the grooveL-P, LP - a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm 78, seventy-eight - a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute | | 3. | record - the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | | 4. |  record - the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" | | 5. |  record - a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"logbook - a book in which the log is written scorecard, card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" | | 6. | record - an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"attainment - the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" track record - the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack; "the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973" | | 7. | record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" document - a written account of ownership or obligation balance sheet - a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets payslip - a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out register - a book in which names and transactions are listed bankbook, passbook - a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | | 8. |  record - a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long"list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) | | Verb | 1. | record - make a record of; set down in permanent formrecording, transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library post - display, as of records in sports games ring up - to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" manifest - record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested" inscribe - write, engrave, or print as a lasting record chronicle - record in chronological order; make a historical record file away, file - place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" document - record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" log - enter into a log, as on ships and planes film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" photograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" notch - notch a surface to record something maintain, keep - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" film - record in film; "The coronation was filmed" save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions book - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" | | 2. | record - register electronically; "They recorded her singing"write, save - record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" delete, erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?" | | 3. | record - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"say - indicate; "The clock says noon" show - give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" indicate - to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" | | 4. | record - be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"register - enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" register - show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register" | | 5. | record - be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"remind - put in the mind of someone; "Remind me to call Mother" |
record noun 1. document, file, register, log, report, minute, account, entry, journal, diary, memorial, archives, memoir, chronicle, memorandum, annals noun 3. disc, recording, single, release, album, waxing ( informal) LP, vinyl, EP, forty-five, platter U.S. ( slang) seventy-eight, gramophone record, black disc verb 5. set down, report, minute, note, enter, document, register, preserve, log, put down, chronicle, write down, enrol, take down, inscribe, transcribe, chalk up ( informal) put on record, put on file verb 7. register, show, read, contain, indicate, give evidence of >> off the record 8. confidentially, in private, in confidence, unofficially, sub rosa, under the rose  Translations record n [ˈrɛkɔːd] ( MUS) → disco; [ of meeting etc] → relación f (= register); registro, partida (= file); archivo; (also: police or criminal record) → antecedentes mpl penales; public records → archivos mpl nacionales; he is on record as saying that ... → hay pruebas de que ha dicho públicamente que ...; adv → confidencialmente
 record n [ˈrɛkɔːd] → rapport m, récit m [ of meeting etc]; procès-verbal m (= register); registre m (= file); dossier m; vt [rɪˈkɔːd] (= set down) → noter (= relate); rapporter; public records → archives fpl; to keep a record of → noter; Italy's excellent record → les excellents résultats obtenus par l'Italie;
 record [ˈrɛkɔːd] n ( written account) → Aufzeichnung f; (also: criminal record) → Vorstrafen pl; adj ( sales, profits) → Rekord-; public records → Urkunden pl des Nationalarchivs; to have a good/poor record → gute/schlechte Leistungen vorzuweisen haben; in record time → in Rekordzeit
 record n [ˈrɛkɔːd] → ricordo, documento; [ of meeting etc] → nota, verbale m (= register); registro (= file); pratica, dossier m inv; public records → archivi mpl; Italy's excellent record → i brillanti successi italiani; to keep a record of → tener nota di; adv → ufficiosamente; he is on record as saying that ... → ha dichiarato pubblicamente che ...
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