Main Entry: ²rec·ord

Pronunciation: \ˈre-kərd also -ˌkȯrd\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 : the state or fact of being recorded
2 : something that records: as a : something that recalls or relates past events b : an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer c : an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officer d : the official copy of the papers used in a law case
3 a (1) : a body of known or recorded facts about something or someone especially with reference to a particular sphere of activity that often forms a discernible pattern <a good academic record> <a liberal voting record> (2) : a collection of related items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit b (1) : an attested top performance (2) : an unsurpassed statistic
4 : something on which sound or visual images have been recorded; specifically : a disc with a spiral groove carrying recorded sound for phonograph reproduction

— for the record : for public knowledge : on the record

— off the record : not for publication <spoke off the record> <remarks that were off the record>

— of record 1 : being documented or attested <a partner of record in several firms>
2 : being authoritative or sanctioned <a newspaper of record>

— on record 1 : in the position of having publicly declared oneself <went on record as opposed to higher taxes>
2 : being known, published, or documented <the judge's opinion is on record>

— on the record : for publication