recording
- 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.”
- 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.”
Synonyms
By surface analysis, record + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.