| record | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. record | 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" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ written account, written record | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events. |
| ~ memorabilia | a record of things worth remembering. |
| ~ check stub, counterfoil, stub | the part of a check that is retained as a record. |
| ~ data file, file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together. |
| ~ account, chronicle, history, story | a record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" |
| ~ evidence | an indication that makes something evident.; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" |
| ~ working papers | records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project.; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. disc, disk, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, record | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove. |
| ~ acetate disk, phonograph recording disk | a disk coated with cellulose acetate. |
| ~ l-p, lp | a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm. |
| ~ 78, seventy-eight | a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute. |
| ~ audio recording, sound recording, audio | a recording of acoustic signals. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. record | the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had.; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league" |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| n. (act) | 4. record, track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments.; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| n. (communication) | 5. book, record, record book | 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" |
| ~ logbook | a book in which the log is written. |
| ~ won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses. |
| ~ scorecard, card | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf).; "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" |
| ~ fact | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened.; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" |
| n. (act) | 6. record | 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" |
| ~ attainment | the act of achieving an aim.; "the attainment of independence" |
| ~ track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack.; "the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973" |
| ~ world record | the best record in the whole world. |
| n. (possession) | 7. record | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction.; "they could find no record of the purchase" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ document | a written account of ownership or obligation. |
| ~ balance sheet | a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets. |
| ~ expense record | a written record of money spent. |
| ~ account book, book of account, ledger, leger, book | a record in which commercial accounts are recorded.; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" |
| ~ payslip | a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out. |
| ~ register | a book in which names and transactions are listed. |
| ~ bankbook, passbook | a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks. |
| ~ checkbook, chequebook | a book issued to holders of checking accounts. |
| n. (communication) | 8. criminal record, record | 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" |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| v. (communication) | 9. enter, put down, record | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ recording, transcription | the act of making a record (especially an audio record).; "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" |
| ~ chalk up, tally | keep score, as in games. |
| ~ clock in, clock on, punch in | register one's arrival at work. |
| ~ record, tape | register electronically.; "They recorded her singing" |
| ~ accession | make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library. |
| ~ post | display, as of records in sports games. |
| ~ ring up | to perform and record a sale on a cash register.; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" |
| ~ manifest | record in a ship's manifest.; "each passenger must be manifested" |
| ~ inscribe | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record. |
| ~ chronicle | record in chronological order; make a historical record. |
| ~ file away, file | place in a container for keeping records.; "File these bills, please" |
| ~ document | record in detail.; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" |
| ~ log | enter into a log, as on ships and planes. |
| ~ clock up, log up | record a distance travelled; on planes and cars. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ videotape, tape | record on videotape. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ score, mark | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ notch | notch a surface to record something. |
| ~ maintain, keep | maintain by writing regular records.; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
| ~ film | record in film.; "The coronation was filmed" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| ~ book | record a charge in a police register.; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| v. (communication) | 10. record, tape | register electronically.; "They recorded her singing" |
| ~ write, save | record data on a computer.; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" |
| ~ tape record | record with a tape recorder. |
| ~ prerecord | record before presentation, as of a broadcast. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ cut | record a performance on (a medium).; "cut a record" |
| ~ cut | make a recording of.; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" |
| v. (communication) | 11. read, record, register, show | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
| ~ say | indicate.; "The clock says noon" |
| ~ show | give evidence of, as of records.; "The diary shows his distress that evening" |
| ~ strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking.; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" |
| ~ indicate | to state or express briefly.; "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
| v. (perception) | 12. record, register | be aware of.; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" |
| ~ register | enter into someone's consciousness.; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ register | show in one's face.; "Her surprise did not register" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. commemorate, immortalise, immortalize, memorialise, memorialize, record | be or provide a memorial to a person or an event.; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" |
| ~ remind | put in the mind of someone.; "Remind me to call Mother" |
| ~ monumentalise, monumentalize | record or memorialize lastingly with a monument. |
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