recording

1. A signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded (synset 104070773)
   is a type of: sign, signal, signaling - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
   subtypes:

   • bologram, bolograph - record or recording made by a bolometer
   • chromatogram - the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography
   • oscillogram - the recording produced by an oscillograph
   • spirogram - a recording of breathing made with a spirograph
2. The act of making a record (especially an audio record) (synset 100911901)
   "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"
   associated with:

   • tape record - record with a tape recorder
   • prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast
   • accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
   • delete, erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
   • enter, put down, record - make a record of; set down in permanent form
   is a type of: creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
   subtypes:

   • lip sync, lip synch, lip synchronisation, lip synchronization - combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech
   • mastering - the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made
   same as: transcription
3. A storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded (synset 104070980)
   is a type of: memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval
   subtypes:

   • cd, compact disc, compact disk - a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
   • cover, cover song, cover version - a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
   • audio, audio recording, sound recording - a recording of acoustic signals
   • tape, tape recording, taping - a recording made on magnetic tape
   • transcription - a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
   • video, video recording - a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)

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