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Definition of recording noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recording

noun
 
/rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
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  1. [countable] sound or pictures that have been recorded on computer files or on CD, DVD, video, etc.
    • an audio recording
    • a sound/live recording
    • He continued to make recordings with all of these orchestras.
    • recording of somebody/something a video recording of the wedding
    • recording by somebody recordings by various artists
    • on a recording The hijackers can be heard clearly on the recording stating their demands.
    see also digital recording, tape recording
    Extra Examples
    • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.
    • Make a few test recordings before you start the session in earnest.
    • The recording gives an account of his kidnapping.
    • The recording sounds just like a live performance.
    • a complete recording of Mozart's piano sonatas
    • a recording by the Amadeus Quartet
    • field recordings of folk music from Asia
    • one of the first commercial recordings of the artist
    • the band's latest recording
    • to enhance the quality of the original recording
    • They've released a recording from the 2006 concert in Hamburg.
    • We were listening to classic jazz recordings from Ella Fitzgerald.
    • a recording of English music for clarinet and orchestra
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • fine
    • good
    verb + recording
    • do (somebody)
    • make (somebody)
    • produce
    recording + verb
    • give something
    • show something
    • sound…
    recording + noun
    • process
    • session
    • facility
    preposition
    • recording by
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the process of making a record, film, radio or television show, etc.
    • recording of something during the recording of the show
    • recording equipment
    • a recording studio/session/artist
    • the recording industry (= the industry that records and sells music)
    • We'll be entering a London studio to start recording in June.
    Extra Examples
    • The clarinet player has launched her recording career.
    • The principles of magnetic recording have been around for a long time.
    • a state-of-the-art digital recording facility
    • before the invention of sound recording
    Topics TV, radio and newsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • fine
    • good
    verb + recording
    • do (somebody)
    • make (somebody)
    • produce
    recording + verb
    • give something
    • show something
    • sound…
    recording + noun
    • process
    • session
    • facility
    preposition
    • recording by
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable, singular] the process or act of writing down and storing information for official purposes
    • the recording of financial transactions
    • an accurate recording of time
    • a detailed recording of facts
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