record
n
an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events
a written account of some transaction that serves as legal evidence of the transaction
a written official report of the proceedings of a court of justice or legislative body, including the judgments given or enactments made
anything serving as evidence or as a memorial
the First World War is a record of human folly
information or data on a specific subject collected methodically over a long period
weather records
the best or most outstanding amount, rate, height, etc, ever attained, as in some field of sport.(as modifier)
the sum of one's recognized achievements, career, or performance
the officer has an excellent record
a list of crimes of which an accused person has previously been convicted, which are known to the police but may only be disclosed to a court in certain circumstances
Also called: gramophone record Also called: disc a thin disc of a plastic material upon which sound has been recorded. Each side has a spiral groove, which undulates in accordance with the frequency and amplitude of the sound. Records were formerly made from a shellac-based compound but were later made from vinyl plastics
the markings made by a recording instrument such as a seismograph
a group of data or piece of information preserved as a unit in machine-readable form
(in some computer languages) a data structure designed to allow the handling of groups of related pieces of information as though the group was a single entity
See off the record
vb
to set down in some permanent form so as to preserve the true facts of
to record the minutes of a meeting
to contain or serve to relate (facts, information, etc)
to indicate, show, or register
his face recorded his disappointment
to remain as or afford evidence of
these ruins record the life of the Romans in Britain
to make a recording of (music, speech, etc) for reproduction, or for later broadcasting
(of an instrument) to register or indicate (information) on a scale
the barometer recorded a low pressure
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