What does "recording" mean?

The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.

What is a synonym for "recording"?

Common synonyms include: accessioning, account, annals, apograph, arrange by catalog, audio.

Pronounced //ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ//.

/ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
"The one-party consent law permits the recording of telephone calls with the consent of at least one of the parties."
2
the act of making a record (especially an audio record) wordnet
3
A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.
"I made a recording of the TV show so that I could watch it later."
4
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded wordnet
5
The act of registering for something; registration.

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6
a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of record form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth."

"The speedometer is recording 100 mph now."

By surface analysis, record + -ing.