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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Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Halevi’s comments were made on Tuesday but not widely reported until the weekend by the Israeli media, many of which published an audio recording of the remarks.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Days before the settlement was announced, record labels had indicated that everyone but the Internet Archive and its founder, Brewster Kahle, had agreed to sign a joint settlement, seemingly including the Great 78 Project's recording engineer George Blood, who was also a target of the litigation.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Here, SickKids teams can review audio and video recordings of their performance, identifying areas of improvement for the real thing.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Consumer-level tools can’t always prove who accessed recordings or ensure files are encrypted for long-term compliance.
—Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Halevi’s comments were made on Tuesday but not widely reported until the weekend by the Israeli media, many of which published an audio recording of the remarks.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Days before the settlement was announced, record labels had indicated that everyone but the Internet Archive and its founder, Brewster Kahle, had agreed to sign a joint settlement, seemingly including the Great 78 Project's recording engineer George Blood, who was also a target of the litigation.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Here, SickKids teams can review audio and video recordings of their performance, identifying areas of improvement for the real thing.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recording
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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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