I. re·cord ri-ˈkȯrd verb
Etymology: Middle English, literally, to recall, from Anglo-French recorder, from Latin recordari, from re- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to set down in writing : furnish written evidence of
(2) : to deposit an authentic official copy of
record a deed
b. : to state for or as if for the record
voted in favor but record ed certain reservations
c.
(1) : to register permanently by mechanical means
earthquake shocks record ed by a seismograph
(2) : indicate , read
the thermometer record ed 90°
2. : to give evidence of
3. : to cause (as sound, visual images, or data) to be registered on something (as a disc or magnetic tape) in reproducible form
intransitive verb
: to record something
• re·cord·able -ˈkȯr-də-bəl adjective
II. rec·ord ˈre-kərd also -ˌkȯrd noun
Date: 14th century
1. : the state or fact of being recorded
2. : something that records: as
a. : something that recalls or relates past events
b. : an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer
c. : an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officer
d. : the official copy of the papers used in a law case
3.
a.
(1) : a body of known or recorded facts about something or someone especially with reference to a particular sphere of activity that often forms a discernible pattern
a good academic record
a liberal voting record
(2) : a collection of related items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit
b.
(1) : an attested top performance
(2) : an unsurpassed statistic
4. : something on which sound or visual images have been recorded ; specifically : a disc with a spiral groove carrying recorded sound for phonograph reproduction
•
- for the record
- off the record
- of record
- on record
- on the record
III. record same as 2 adjective
Date: 1884
: of, relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind
IV. re·cord ri-ˈkȯrd noun
Date: 1946
: a function of an electronic device that causes it to record