recording

1 of 2

present participle of record entry 1

recording

2 of 2

noun

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

Examples of recording in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Court documents reviewed by Fortune say Alfozan prompted the chatbot on how to create custom MAC addresses, iPhone hotspot profiles, complete live listening sessions and even build a second and third recording device. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Investigators are analyzing surveillance video and online recordings to reconstruct the exact sequence of events, the police said. — October 14, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

After the recording device was found hidden in the TV in the conference room, OpenAI placed a camera in that room, the complaint says. — Dan Mangan,eamon Javers,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Days later, on October 5, OpenAI installed a camera in that conference room, and the CCTV footage allegedly showed Alfozan attempting to retrieve the recording device that same day. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing recording

• magnetic recording
• recording artist
• self-recording
• tape recording

Rhymes for recording

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• rewarding
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding
• warding

Kids Definition

recording

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯrd-iŋ 

: record entry 2 sense 4