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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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
After the session, the three of us grabbed beers from a stand in the recording studio’s lobby.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The category existed when the first Grammys took place in 1959 (Frank Sinatra won) but was renamed best album package in 1974 and then best recording package in 1994, both efforts to encompass a release’s full and vibrant visual presentation.
—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Throughout the three-month collaboration, Minnie Rose will host book club gatherings, podcast recordings, author signings and literary salons, among other events.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The recording of that release as depicted in the documentary is the balancing light to the overwhelming dark Osbourne experienced in his later years, a series of illnesses, hospitalizations, frustrations and ceaseless pain shown with unblinking frankness.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
After the session, the three of us grabbed beers from a stand in the recording studio’s lobby.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The category existed when the first Grammys took place in 1959 (Frank Sinatra won) but was renamed best album package in 1974 and then best recording package in 1994, both efforts to encompass a release’s full and vibrant visual presentation.
—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Throughout the three-month collaboration, Minnie Rose will host book club gatherings, podcast recordings, author signings and literary salons, among other events.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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