Collins English-English Dictionary

record

1. 1. n gramophone Record disc a thin disc of a plastic material upon which sound has been recorded. Each side has a spiral groove, which undulates in accordance with the frequency and amplitude of the sound. Records were formerly made from a shellac-based compound but were later made from vinyl plastics

2. 2. n an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events

3. 3. n a written account of some transaction that serves as legal evidence of the transaction

4. 4. n a written official report of the proceedings of a court of justice or legislative body, including the judgments given or enactments made

5. 5. n anything serving as evidence or as a memorial

   the First World War is a record of human folly

6. 6. n [often plural] information or data on a specific subject collected methodically over a long period

   weather records

7. 7. n the best or most outstanding amount, rate, height, etc, ever attained, as in some field of sport

   an Olympic record

   a world record

   to break the record for the long jump

8. 8. n (as modifier)

   a record time

9. 9. n the sum of one's recognized achievements, career, or performance

   the officer has an excellent record

10. 10. n a list of crimes of which an accused person has previously been convicted, which are known to the police but may only be disclosed to a court in certain circumstances

11. 11. n the markings made by a recording instrument such as a seismograph

12. 12. n [computing] a group of data or piece of information preserved as a unit in machine-readable form

13. 13. n (in some computer languages) a data structure designed to allow the handling of groups of related pieces of information as though the group was a single entity

14. 14. n See off the record

15. 15. vb [mainly tr] to set down in some permanent form so as to preserve the true facts of

    to record the minutes of a meeting

16. 16. vb to contain or serve to relate (facts, information, etc)

17. 17. vb to indicate, show, or register

    his face recorded his disappointment

18. 18. vb to remain as or afford evidence of

    these ruins record the life of the Romans in Britain

19. 19. vb [also intr] to make a recording of (music, speech, etc) for reproduction, or for later broadcasting

20. 20. vb [also intr] (of an instrument) to register or indicate (information) on a scale

    the barometer recorded a low pressure

21. 21. vb [Etymology] C13: from Old French recorder to call to mind, from Latin recordari to remember, from re- + cor heart