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record noun 1 a formal written report or statement of facts, events or information. 2 (often records) information, facts, etc, collected usually over a fairly long period of time. • dental records. 3 the state or fact of being recorded. 4 a thin plastic disc used as a recording medium for reproducing music or other sound. Also (old use) called gramophone record. 5 a especially in sports: a performance which is officially recognized as the best of a particular kind or in a particular class; b as adj • a record attempt; c as adj unsurpassed • a record number of applications. 6 a description of the history and achievements of a person, institution, company, etc. 7 a list of the crimes of which a person has been convicted. 8 computing in database systems: a subdivision of a file that can be treated as a single unit of stored information, consisting of a collection of related data or fields (see field noun 16), each of which contains a particular item of information, eg a statistic, a piece of text, a name, address, etc. 9 anything that recalls or commemorates past events. verb (recorded, recording) 1 to set something down in writing or some other permanent form, especially for use in the future. 2 tr & intr to register (sound, music, speech, etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future. 3 said of a dial, instrument, person's face, etc: to show or register (a particular figure, feeling, etc). go on record to make a public statement. off the record said of information, statements, etc: not intended to be repeated or made public. on record officially recorded; publicly known. set or put the record straight to correct a mistake or false impression.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French recorder, from Latin recordari to remember.

record noun 1 a formal written report or statement of facts, events or information. 2 (often records) information, facts, etc, collected usually over a fairly long period of time. • dental records. 3 the state or fact of being recorded. 4 a thin plastic disc used as a recording medium for reproducing music or other sound. Also (old use) called gramophone record. 5 a especially in sports: a performance which is officially recognized as the best of a particular kind or in a particular class; b as adj • a record attempt; c as adj unsurpassed • a record number of applications. 6 a description of the history and achievements of a person, institution, company, etc. 7 a list of the crimes of which a person has been convicted. 8 computing in database systems: a subdivision of a file that can be treated as a single unit of stored information, consisting of a collection of related data or fields (see field noun 16), each of which contains a particular item of information, eg a statistic, a piece of text, a name, address, etc. 9 anything that recalls or commemorates past events. verb (recorded, recording) 1 to set something down in writing or some other permanent form, especially for use in the future. 2 tr & intr to register (sound, music, speech, etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future. 3 said of a dial, instrument, person's face, etc: to show or register (a particular figure, feeling, etc). go on record to make a public statement. off the record said of information, statements, etc: not intended to be repeated or made public. on record officially recorded; publicly known. set or put the record straight to correct a mistake or false impression.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French recorder, from Latin recordari to remember.

record noun 1 a formal written report or statement of facts, events or information. 2 (often records) information, facts, etc, collected usually over a fairly long period of time. • dental records. 3 the state or fact of being recorded. 4 a thin plastic disc used as a recording medium for reproducing music or other sound. Also (old use) called gramophone record. 5 a especially in sports: a performance which is officially recognized as the best of a particular kind or in a particular class; b as adj • a record attempt; c as adj unsurpassed • a record number of applications. 6 a description of the history and achievements of a person, institution, company, etc. 7 a list of the crimes of which a person has been convicted. 8 computing in database systems: a subdivision of a file that can be treated as a single unit of stored information, consisting of a collection of related data or fields (see field noun 16), each of which contains a particular item of information, eg a statistic, a piece of text, a name, address, etc. 9 anything that recalls or commemorates past events. verb (recorded, recording) 1 to set something down in writing or some other permanent form, especially for use in the future. 2 tr & intr to register (sound, music, speech, etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future. 3 said of a dial, instrument, person's face, etc: to show or register (a particular figure, feeling, etc). go on record to make a public statement. off the record said of information, statements, etc: not intended to be repeated or made public. on record officially recorded; publicly known. set or put the record straight to correct a mistake or false impression.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French recorder, from Latin recordari to remember.