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

Photograph accompanying Auden recording from Imagno/Getty Images. —New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

The band are missing off this recording completely. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026

Join Bella Freud and special guest, legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, for the first-ever New York live recording of the Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud podcast. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026

These recordings help put into context the vibrant Boston alt-rock scene that blossomed in the ’80s, slotting into Boston’s underground timeline a missing link between the Modern Lovers and Mission of Burma. —Eric R. Danton, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 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