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recording

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re·cord·ing  (r-kôrdng)
n.
1. Something on which sound or visual images have been recorded.
2. A recorded sound or picture.

recording
Noun
1. something that has been recorded
2. the process of storing sounds or visual signals for later use
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recordingrecording - a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
bologram, bolograph - record or recording made by a bolometer
chromatogram - the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography
oscillogram - the recording produced by an oscillograph
spirogram - a recording of breathing made with a spirograph
signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
2.recordingrecording - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"
creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
lip sync, lip synch, lip synchronisation, lip synchronization - combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech
mastering - the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; "he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies"
tape record - record with a tape recorder
prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast
accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
delete, erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
3.recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
compact disc, compact disk, CD - a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
cover song, cover version, cover - a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"
memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval
audio recording, sound recording, audio - a recording of acoustic signals
tape recording, taping, tape - a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
transcription - a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
video recording, video - a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)

recording
noun record, video, tape, disc, gramophone record, cut (informal)
Translations
Spanish recording [rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ] n (MUS) → grabación f
French recording [rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ] record n (Mus) → enregistrement m
German recording [rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ] record nAufnahme f
Italian recording [rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ] n (MUS) → registrazione f

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In recording some instances of these, we shall, if rightly understood, afford a very useful lesson to those well-disposed youths who shall hereafter be our readers; for they may here find, that goodness of heart, and openness of temper, though these may give them great comfort within, and administer to an honest pride in their own minds, will by no means, alas
If the recording angel had come down from heaven to confirm her, and had opened his book to my mortal eyes, the recording angel would not have convinced me.
We can imagine this bold, careless, impulsive artist, with his moments of great exaltation and alternate depression, a kind of Chinese Paul Verlaine, with his sensitive mind of a child, always recording impressions as they come.
 
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