record

Plural: records

Noun

• anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  • "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
• sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
  • "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
• the sum of recognized accomplishments
  • "the lawyer has a good record"
  • "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
• a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
  • "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"
  • "his name is in all the record books"
• an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
  • "he tied the Olympic record"
  • "coffee production last year broke all previous records"
  • "Chicago set the homicide record"
• a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
  • "they could find no record of the purchase"
• a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
  • "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"
  • "the prostitute had a record a mile long"
• An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
• Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
• Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).
• A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
• 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.
• The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

Verb

Verb Forms: recorded, recording, records

• To set down for preservation; to document or register.
• make a record of; set down in permanent form
• register electronically
  • "They recorded her singing"
• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
• be aware of
• be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
• To make a record of information.
• To make an audio or video recording of.
• To give legal status to by making an official public record.
• To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
• To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
• To repeat; to practice.
• To sing or repeat a tune.
• To reflect; to ponder.

Adj

• Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; historic.

Examples

• Australia set a record of 10 back-to-back T20I wins.
• He broke the record for the youngest English captain.
• I still like records better than CDs.
• I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
• Pull up the record on John Smith. What's his medical history?
• The heat and humidity were both new records.
• The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
• The team set a new record for most points scored in a game.
• The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.
• The tournament official would record every score and challenge.
• We have no record of you making this payment to us.
• When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.
• Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.

Synonyms

book, commemorate, criminal record, disc, disk, enter, immortalise, immortalize, memorialise, memorialize, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, put down, read, record book, register, show, tape, track record, log, record-breaking, record-setting, vinyl

Antonyms

erase

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