recording

noun re·cord·ing \ ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ \

|Updated on: 13 Aug 2018

Definition of recording

: record 4

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Recent Examples of recording from the Web

Gaga has been frequently seen around New York City recording studios over the past few months, increasing speculation that her sixth studio album is on the way.

— connor whittum, Billboard, "Lady Gaga Reunites With 'Born This Way' Era Artistic Directors & Photographers," 12 July 2018
Butler remained a man in motion, moving to New Orleans in 1996 but losing his house, recording studio, piano, music library, scores and just about everything but his musical gifts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

— howard reich, chicagotribune.com, "Remembering Henry Butler, a New Orleans giant," 9 July 2018
Pixies helped to light the fuse by making late-’80s recordings that heavily influenced the work of Kurt Cobain.

— david lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "5 ways Weezer and Pixies conjured nostalgic magic at Ruoff amphitheater," 9 July 2018
Ring charges $3 per month and up for cloud video storage, and Nest Hello's three subscription packages (which include 24/7 continuous recording) start at $5 a month.

— candace braun davison, House Beautiful, "8 Things You Should Know Before Buying A Smart Doorbell, Like Nest Hello Or Ring," 6 July 2018
The rest of the video, for the most part, shows the group’s singers lip-syncing in a recording studio and on a rooftop.

— ben sisario, New York Times, "Facebook Removes a Gospel Group’s Music Video," 5 July 2018
Some of the most interesting music was performed at Temple Sounds, a small recording studio at 1529 Grand Blvd.

— bill brownlee, kansascity, "Built to Spill, Social Distortion fittingly end great music day at Middle of the Map," 1 July 2018
These reactions were then shown to five children's health experts, who then coded the children’s video and audio recordings.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Robotic AI Helping Autistic Kids Read Emotions," 29 June 2018
Though the company mentions high-frequency sounds as part of the ambient-audio collection process, these sounds aren't what will activate this hypothetical Facebook app's recording feature.

— sam machkovech, Ars Technica, "Facebook patent would turn your mic on to analyze how you watch ads," 28 June 2018

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First Known Use of recording

1910

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RECORDING Defined for English Language Learners

recording

noun

Definition of recording for English Language Learners

: music, sounds, or images that have been stored on a record, CD, computer, etc., so that they can be heard or seen again
: the act or process of storing sounds or images on tape or a disk