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record Definition

re·cord (ri kôrd′; for n. & adj. rek′ərd)

transitive verb

    1. to put in writing, print, etc. for future use; draw up an account of to record the day's events
    2. to make a permanent or official note of to record a vote
    1. to indicate automatically and permanently, as on a graph or chart a seismograph records earthquakes
    2. to show, as on a dial a thermometer records temperatures
  3. to remain as evidence of metal tools record a superior civilization
    1. to register (sound or visual images) in some permanent form, as on a phonograph disc, magnetic tape, etc. for reproduction on a playback device
    2. to register the performance of (a musician, actor, composition, etc.) on discs, tapes, etc. in this way

Etymology: ME recorden, to report, repeat (also, to sing, practice a tune, warble) < OFr recorder, to recount, recite, repeat < L recordari, to call to mind, remember < re-, again + cor (gen. cordis), mind, heart

intransitive verb

  1. to record something
  2. to admit of being recorded

noun rec′·ord

  1. the condition of being recorded
    1. anything that is written down and preserved as evidence; account of events
    2. anything that serves as evidence of an event, etc.
    3. an official written report of public proceedings, as in a legislature or court of law, preserved for future reference
  3. anything that written evidence is put on or in, as a register or monument
  4. ☆
    1. the known or recorded facts about anyone or anything, as about one's career
    2. the recorded offenses or crimes of a person who has been arrested one or more times
  5. ☆ something on which sound or visual images have been recorded; esp., a thin, flat, grooved disc for playing on a phonograph
  6. the best performance, highest speed, greatest amount, highest rate, etc. achieved, esp. when officially recorded
  7. Comput. a group of logically related fields, dealt with as a unit
  8. ☆ Sports the number of games, matches, etc. won and lost by a team or person

Etymology: ME < OFr < the v.

adjective rec′·ord

establishing a record as the best, largest, etc. a record crop

record Idioms

go on record

☆

to state one's opinions publicly or officially

off the record

☆

not for publication or public release; confidential(ly)

on (the) record

recorded; publicly or officially declared or known

record Synonyms

record

n.

  1. Documentary evidence

    manuscript, inscription, transcription, account, report, history, legend, story, writing, written material, document.

    Types of records include: register, catalog, list, inventory, file, database, ledger, itinerary, narration, memo, memorandum, registry, schedule, chronicle, docket, scroll, archive, note, contract, statement, will, testament, petition, calendar, log, logbook, letter, memoir, reminiscence, dictation, confession, deposition, inscription, official record, sworn document, evidence, license, bulletin, gazette, newspaper, magazine, annual report, journal, Congressional Record, transactions, debates, bill, annals, presidential order, state paper, white paper, blue book, budget, report, entry, book, publication, autograph, signature, vital statistics, deed, paper, diary, stenographic notes, ledger, daybook, almanac, proceedings, minutes, description, affidavit, certificate, muniment, memorabilium, transcript, dossier, roll, audiotape, videotape, computer disk, computer diskette, floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, mag tape, magnetic tape.

  2. One's past

    career, experience, work, accomplishment, background, case history, studies, credentials, way of life, past behavior, past performance, reign, administration, official conduct, track record*; see also life 2, résumé 2.

  3. A device for the reproduction of sound

    recording, disk, album, compact disk, CD, phonograph record, LP, laser disk, single, release, wax cylinder, wax plate, recording wire, transcription, canned music, cut*, take*, platter*; see also cassette.

go on record

assert, attest, state, issue a public statement; see declare 1.

off the record

confidential, unofficial, secret, not for publication; see private, secret 1, 3.

on record

recorded, stated, official, on the record; see public 1, recorded.

record Synonyms

record

v.

  1. To write down

    register, write, write in, put down, mark down, jot down, set down, note down, take down, put on record, transcribe, list, note, file, mark, inscribe, log, catalog, tabulate, put in writing, put in black and white, chronicle, keep accounts, keep an account of, make a written account of, put on paper, preserve, make an entry in, chalk up, write up, enter, enroll, matriculate, report, book, post, journalize, copy, document, insert, enumerate, spill ink; see also write 1, 2.

  2. To indicate

    point out, point to, register, show; see designate 1, read 3.

  3. To record electronically

    tape, cut, make a record of, make a tape, tape-record, videotape, film, photograph, cut a record.

record Law Definition

n

v

  1. A documentation of things past in writing; often the exact history of a legal proceeding; information stored in electronic form on some medium such as computer drive, CD, or DVD; the official transcript of a trial or proceeding that contains its word-by-word documentation. 
  2. the act of filing a document with a court or official office, as in “to record a deed.” 
record on appeal
A presentation to an appellate court of all the testimony and items introduced into evidence in the lower court, plus the compiled pleadings, briefs, motions, and other papers filed with the inferior court.
record, public
Any document affecting real property, such as a deed or a mortgage concerning land within a particular jurisdiction of the government keeping that record.

record Usage Examples

Object

album: We did that several times while recording the album.

Converse of object

  • keep: Keep a record of where your site is ranked for search terms Price: $ 167.
  • break: The Poppy Appeal, feared by some to be declining in support, has in fact broken all records in the locality.
  • maintain: A computer ' flag ' is attached to each amended blunder and a cumulative record maintained for each participant.
  • hold: The details are compared with the records held by your card issuer, who passes a result back to our servers.

Adjective modifier

  • proven: You must also be prepared to further develop the business and have a proven track record of successful sales.
  • criminal: The number of young people with criminal records also continued to grow.
  • medical: Your medical records: Patients can apply for access to their medical records or ask GPs for copies of their own medical records.
  • historical: The NAS also holds historical records created by businesses, landed estates, families, churches and other corporate bodies.
  • accurate: Keep an accurate record of all work carried out.
  • written: The Licensee shall maintain a written record of each reproduction of Product and the Licensee shall produce such a record on request.

Modifies a noun

  • label: Mac apps, BBEdit window stickers, someone even sent me 4 CDs from their record label!
  • holder: Supachai is also a quadruple gold medal winner at the Paralympics, and a triple world record holder.

Noun used with modifier

  • track: Does the company have a track record, or is this just a start-up?
  • accounting: Accounting records must be kept for 6 years after the end of the financial year to which they refer.
  • lap: The 500cc bike holds the lap record at the Old Park Hall circuit at Oswestry.
  • census: The official Government source for birth, marriage, death and census records.
  • vinyl: Red Eye Records - Drum and Bass, Jungle and Dubstep vinyl records.

Preposition: of

achievement: A good example is our considerable record of achievement in research and development.

Preposition: for

posterity: The copper ' peg ' acted as a record for posterity and to receive the god's blessing.