record

1 :  the state or fact of being recorded

2 :  something that records: such asa :  something that recalls or relates past eventsb :  an official document that records the acts of a public body or officerc :  an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officerd :  the official copy of the papers used in a law case

3a (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 unitb (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

:  of, relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind

:  a function of an electronic device that causes it to record

1 :  to set down in writing He recorded his thoughts in a journal.

2 :  to show a measurement of A seismograph records the strength of earthquakes.

3 :  to change sound or visual images into a form (as on an optical disk or hard drive) that can be listened to or watched at a later time

1 :  something written to give proof of something or tell about past events I read the historical record.

2 :  something that recalls or tells about past events the fossil record

3 :  a performance or achievement that is the best of its kind It's a new record for the fastest mile.

4 :  the known or recorded facts about a person or thing He has a good school record.

5 :  something on which sound or visual images have been recorded

:  outstanding among other like things a record crop record high temperatures

1 :  to put in a record

2 :  to deposit or otherwise cause to be registered in the appropriate office as a record and notice of a title or interest in property record a deed record a mortgage — see also recording act

3 :  to cause (as sound, images, or data) to be registered on something in reproducible form record a telephone conversation

:  to record something

1 :  the documentary account of something confidential medical records: as a :  an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer b :  an official copy of a document deposited with a designated officer c :  the official set of papers used and generated in a proceeding the appeals court reviewed the trial record d :  documented evidence or history of one or more arrests or convictions — see also business records exception, public records exception

2 :  something (as a disc or tape) on which images, sound, or data has been recorded