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recordings

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ɹɪˈkɔɹdɪŋz// UK //ɹɪkˈɔːdɪŋz// record·ings

n. sounds or images that have been captured on a device so you can listen to or watch them later. You can make these on your phone, a computer, or a camera.

n. stored audio or video data captured via electronic media for subsequent playback. Often used in the plural to refer to a collection of musical or historical documents.


SIMPLE

The teacher shared several audio recordings of the lecture.

CONTEXTUAL

Police reviewed the security camera recordings to identify the person who entered the building after hours.

COMPLEX

The archive contains rare field recordings of traditional folk songs that would otherwise have been lost to history as the local dialect faded.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly used in the plural when referring to a body of work or multiple files.

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