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

According to numerous news outlets, there is an audio recording of the transaction. —Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

Sones also found a gray hooded sweatshirt consistent with the sweatshirt worn by the second suspect on the recording. —Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025

In July, Taylor Nation — Swift’s in-house marketing arm — led a weeklong series of listening events celebrating the singer reclaiming her master recordings. —Bryan West, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

That’s partly because the rapper didn’t originally intend for his recordings to end up on the album. —Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

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