record

Meaning

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

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. (obsolete) To repeat; to practice.
7. (obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune.
8. (obsolete) To reflect; to ponder.

Hyphenated as

rec‧ord

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/

Etymology

table
From Middle English recorde, borrowed from Old French record, from recorder. See record (verb).

Sentences

This was a record price for a Kooning piece sold at auction .