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recording

American  
[ri-kawr-ding] / rɪˈkɔr dɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or practice of a person or thing that records.

  2. sound recorded on a disk or tape.

  3. a disk or tape on which something is recorded.

recording British  
/ rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ /

noun

    1. the act or process of making a record, esp of sound on a gramophone record or magnetic tape

    2. ( as modifier )

      recording studio

      recording head

  2. the record or tape so produced

  3. something that has been recorded, esp a radio or television programme

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Etymology

Origin of recording

1300–50; Middle English (gerund); record, -ing 1

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