Definition of Record

Noun: record re-kord or re-ku(r)d

(photography) 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"
Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- phonograph record, phonograph recording, disk [N. Amer], disc, platter
The number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
"at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
The sum of recognized accomplishments
"the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president";
- track record
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"; "Al Smith used to say, 'Let's look at the record book'";
- record book, book
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"
(law) a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
"they could find no record of the purchase"
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";
- criminal record

Verb: record re-kord or re-ku(r)d

(recording) make a record of; set down in permanent form
- enter, put down
Register electronically
"They recorded her singing";
- tape
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- read, register, show
Be aware of
"Did you record any change when I pressed the button?";
- register
Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
"This sculpture records the victims of the concentration camps";
- commemorate, memorialize, memorialise [Brit], immortalize, immortalise [Brit]