Record

verb
rɪ'kɔrd

Noun

  • a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

    Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'

    his name is in all the record books

    Similar:Book
    Type of:Fact
  • the sum of recognized accomplishments

    the lawyer has a good record

    the track record shows that he will be a good president

    Type of:AccomplishmentAchievement
  • a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

    he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court

    the prostitute had a record a mile long

    Type of:ListListing
  • an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

    he tied the Olympic record

    coffee production last year broke all previous records

    Chicago set the homicide record

    Type of:Attainment
  • a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

    they could find no record of the purchase

    Type of:Document
  • anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

    the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques

    Type of:Evidence
  • the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

    at 9-0 they have the best record in their league

    Type of:Number
  • sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

    Type of:Audio

Verb

  • register electronically

    They recorded her singing

    Similar:Tape
    Type of:Enter
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

    Type of:Indicate
  • make a record of; set down in permanent form

    Similar:Enter
    Type of:PreserveSave
  • be aware of

    Similar:Register

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