recording

1 of 2

present participle of record entry 1

recording

2 of 2

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ 

plural recordings

1

: the process of recording something

The recording took place at the studio.

a recording session

2

: something that has been recorded

a recording of measurement data

especially : a sequence of sounds or visual images stored in or played from a reproducible form

listening to early jazz recordings

watched a live recording of the concert

3

: something (such as a vinyl record or a digital file) on or in which a recording is stored : record entry 2 sense 4

organized the recordings by artist and genre

Examples of recording in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Warner Music Group has unveiled a new $1.2 billion joint venture with investment firm Bain Capital, the two companies announced Tuesday, with the companies targeting iconic recording and music publishing catalogs. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025

What's especially remarkable is that the system can recreate the user's own voice, thanks to a voice cloning algorithm trained on recordings made before the onset of ALS. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

The future Hall of Famer was overheard discussing his next steps in the NBA in a recording making the rounds online over the weekend. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 June 2025

The intimate gathering featured a live podcast recording, and networking sessions that sparked honest conversations about the intersection of artificial intelligence and performance management. —Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing recording

• magnetic recording
• recording artist
• self-recording
• tape recording

Rhymes for recording

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• rewarding
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding
• warding

Kids Definition

recording

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯrd-iŋ 

: record entry 2 sense 4