Definition of "recent" in English

adjective

1. Having happened a short while ago.

2. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

3. Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.

   • The cause has several hundred recent donors.
   • I met three recent graduates at the conference.

4. (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.

noun

1. (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.