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
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
Cooper, who recently reunited the original Alice Cooper Group for new recordings, always rises to the occasion when sharing a stage with other legends.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Deepfakes are manipulated images, audio recordings, or videos of real people that have been altered with artificial intelligence to misrepresent someone as saying or doing something that the person did not actually say or do.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 6 June 2025
The highs have been replaced by the lowest of lows recently, with the Sox recording consecutive 100-loss seasons for the first time in franchise history in 2023-24.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Noun
The Italian Ferretti Group was the setting for a spy-vs-spy scenario that reportedly included private detectives shadowing an executive of the Italian builder’s primary Chinese investor and recording devices hidden in several offices, according to Bloomberg.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
Cooper, who recently reunited the original Alice Cooper Group for new recordings, always rises to the occasion when sharing a stage with other legends.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Deepfakes are manipulated images, audio recordings, or videos of real people that have been altered with artificial intelligence to misrepresent someone as saying or doing something that the person did not actually say or do.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 6 June 2025
The highs have been replaced by the lowest of lows recently, with the Sox recording consecutive 100-loss seasons for the first time in franchise history in 2023-24.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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