record meaning and definition

RECORD noun

Definition of record (noun)

1. anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
   • "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
   • synonyms: disc, disk, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter
3. the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
   • "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
4. the sum of recognized accomplishments
   • "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
   • synonyms: track record
5. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
   • "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"
   • synonyms: book, record book
6. an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
   • "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"
7. a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
   • "they could find no record of the purchase"
8. a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
   • "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long"
   • synonyms: criminal record

RECORD verb

Definition of record (verb)

1. make a record of; set down in permanent form
   • synonyms: enter, put down
2. register electronically
   • "They recorded her singing"
   • synonyms: tape
   • antonym: delete
3. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
   • "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
   • synonyms: read, register, show
4. be aware of
   • "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
   • synonyms: register
5. be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
   • "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"
   • synonyms: commemorate, immortalise, immortalize, memorialise, memorialize