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Recording
//ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ// noun, verb
Definitions
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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
By surface analysis, record + -ing.
Etymology 2
By surface analysis, record + -ing.
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