English Reference
noun

recording

n.
US /ɹəˈkɔɹdɪŋ/ UK /ɹɪkˈɔːdɪŋ/ record·ing UK spelling recordings

  1. 01 A2 Elementary

    a piece of music, a video, or a voice message that has been saved so you can listen to it or watch it again.

    a reproduction of sound or video stored in a digital or physical medium.

    Simple

    I listened to a recording of the interview to check my notes.

    In context

    The archive contains a rare recording of the poet reading his own work during a radio broadcast in 1954.

    live performance
  2. 02 B1 Intermediate

    the process of saving sound or pictures using electronic equipment.

    the act or process of capturing sound, images, or data in a permanent form.

    Simple

    The recording of the new album took nearly six months in the studio.

    In context

    Digital recording has fundamentally altered the music industry by lowering the cost of high-quality production for independent artists.


By surface analysis, record + -ing.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level A2 · Elementary
Frequency Common
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