Definition of "record" in Englisch

noun

1. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

   • The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
   • The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.

2. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.

   • We have no record of you making this payment to us.

3. Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).

   • I still like records better than CDs.

4. (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.

   • Pull up the record on John Smith. What's his medical history?

5. (programming) A data structure similar to a struct, in some programming languages such as C and Java based on classes and designed for storing immutable data.

6. The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

   • The heat and humidity were both new records.
   • Australia set a record of 10 back-to-back T20I wins.
   • He broke the record for the youngest English captain.
   • The team set a new record for most points scored in a game.

adjective

1. (attributive) Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; historic.

verb

1. (transitive) To make a record of information.

   • I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.

2. (transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.

   • Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.

3. (transitive, law) To give legal status to by making an official public record.

   • When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.

4. (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.

5. (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.

6. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To repeat; to practice.

7. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune.

   • 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 741-742, Come Berecynthia, let vs in likewise, And heare the Nightingale record hir notes.