What does "recording" mean?

1. (a captured sound or video) a piece of music, a video, or a voice message that has been saved so you can listen to it or watch it again. 2. (the act of capturing media) the process of saving sound or pictures using electronic equipment.

recording

US //ɹəˈkɔɹdɪŋ// UK //ɹɪkˈɔːdɪŋ// record·ing

1 a captured sound or video (n.)
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.

Example

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

Example

The archive contains a rare recording of the poet reading his own work during a radio broadcast in 1954.
- live performance
2 the act of capturing media (n.)
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.

Example

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

Example

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

Origin

By surface analysis, record + -ing.