record
IPA: rʌkˈɔrd
noun
- 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.
- (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
- (programming) 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.
- A surname.
- Ellipsis of phonograph record: a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph. [A disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.]
verb
- (transitive) To make a record of information.
- (transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.
- (transitive, law) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
- (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
- (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To repeat; to practice.
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune.
- (obsolete) To reflect; to ponder.
adjective
- (attributive) Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; extreme.
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Examples of "record" in Sentences
- His record is the fantastic record of a maniac.
- His recordings appear on the nonesuch records label.
- The CD was recorded at infrasonic sound record studio.
- Was there evidence in the record that the victim was promiscuous
- The ordering of the records within the file is generally unimportant.
- Erasable paper is not suitable for legal documents or archival records.
- Indication and beginning of sedation was documented in the medical records.
- But the record, especially the orders of the court are the 'enduring record'.
- In this case, the record is devoid of evidence as to the amount of that basis.
- The harrowing confession was recorded by police and shown to the trial jury in evidence.
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