Associations to the word «Records»

Pictures for the word «Records»

Wiktionary

RECORD, noun. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
RECORD, noun. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
RECORD, noun. A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
RECORD, noun. (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
RECORD, noun. The most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly in competitive events.
RECORD, verb. (transitive) To make a record of information.
RECORD, verb. (transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.
RECORD, verb. (transitive) (legal) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
RECORD, verb. (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
RECORD, verb. (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
RECORD, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (obsolete) To repeat; to practice.
RECORD, verb. (ambitransitive) (obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune.
RECORD, verb. (obsolete) To reflect; to ponder.
RECORD CHART, noun. (often plural) A ranking of music (songs, albums etc) according to popularity during a given period of time.
RECORD CHARTS, noun. Plural of record chart
RECORD COMMUNICATION, noun. A telecommunications process that produces an electronic message that is transmitted, received, stored or archived, and may be retrieved.
RECORD COMMUNICATION, noun. A telecommunications process, that produces a hard copy record of the transmission, such as a teletypewriter printout or a facsimile printout.
RECORD DEAL, noun. An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.
RECORD DEALS, noun. Plural of record deal
RECORD LABEL, noun. The label in the centre of a phonograph record.
RECORD LABEL, noun. (by extension) The brand of a company that produces records.
RECORD LABELS, noun. Plural of record label
RECORD LOCATOR, noun. (aviation/travel) 6-digit alphanumeric identifier of a PNR. Also known as reservation number.
RECORD PLAYER, noun. An electronic device for playing phonograph records.
RECORD PLAYERS, noun. Plural of record player
RECORD SET, noun. (alternative form of) recordset.
RECORD SETS, noun. Plural of record set

Dictionary definition

RECORD, noun. 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".
RECORD, noun. Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove.
RECORD, noun. The number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league".
RECORD, noun. The sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president".
RECORD, noun. 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".
RECORD, noun. 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".
RECORD, noun. A document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase".
RECORD, noun. 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".
RECORD, verb. Make a record of; set down in permanent form.
RECORD, verb. Register electronically; "They recorded her singing".
RECORD, verb. Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'".
RECORD, verb. Be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?".
RECORD, verb. Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.