| record | |
| 1. n. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium. | |
| The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes. | |
| The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime. | |
| 2. n. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference. | |
| We have no record of you making this payment to us. | |
| 3. n. A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph. | |
| I still like records better than CDs. | |
| 4. n. (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item. | |
| 5. n. The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events. | |
| The heat and humidity were both new records. | |
| The team set a new record for most points scored in a game. | |
| 6. v. To make a record of information. | |
| I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations. | |
| 7. v. To make an audio or video recording of. | |
| Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it. | |
| 8. v. (transitive, legal) To give legal status to by making an official public record. | |
| When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To repeat; to practice. | |
| 12. v. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune. | |
| 13. v. (obsolete) To reflect; to ponder. | |
