English Explanatory Dictionary

record

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
  2. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
  3. Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).
  4. A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
  5. A data structure similar to a struct, in some programming languages such as C and Java based on classes and designed for storing immutable data.
  6. The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.
adj
  1. Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; historic.
verb
  1. To make a record of information.
  2. To make an audio or video recording of.
  3. To give legal status to by making an official public record.
  4. To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
  5. To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
  6. To repeat; to practice.
  7. To sing or repeat a tune.
  8. To reflect; to ponder.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

rĕkʹôrd /ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/ rĕkʹərd /ˈɹɛk.ɚd/ /ˈɹɛk.ɔɹd/ en-us-record-noun.ogg /ɹɪˈkɔːd/ /ɹə-/ rĭ-kôrdʹ /ɹɪˈkɔɹd/ en-us-record-verb.ogg

Word forms

record records recording recorded

Etymology

From Middle English recorde, borrowed from Old French record, from recorder. See record.

Synonyms

log disc phonograph record vinyl record-breaking record-setting

Antonyms

erase

Derived words

activation record address of record attorney of record attorney record broken record business record change the record court of record criminal record data record extract from the judicial record for the record fossil record glue record golden record gold record go on record gramophone record in record time lap record master boot record matter of record medical record memo for record memo for the record memorandum for record memorandum for the record microrecord off record off-the-record off the record of record on record on the record palaeorecord paleorecord personal record phonograph record phonorecord police record principal record production record public record put the record straight race record record book record-breaker record-breaking record changer record chart record communication record company record deal recordholder record holder record-holder recordholding record hop recordist Recordite
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