record

Noun
  1. Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events (synset 106659969)
    "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
    referred to in: photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs
    is a type of: evidence - an indication that makes something evident
    subtypes:
  2. Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove;
    Used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove (synset 103930191)
    is a type of: audio, audio recording, sound recording - a recording of acoustic signals
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has: acetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate
    same as: disc, disk, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter
  3. The number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had (synset 113618229)
    "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
    is a type of: number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  4. The sum of recognized accomplishments (synset 100048486)
    "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
    is a type of: accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
    same as: track record
  5. A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone (synset 106649049)
    "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"
    is a type of: fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
    subtypes:
    same as: book, record book
  6. An extreme attainment;
    The best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport) (synset 100063834)
    "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"
    is a type of: attainment - the act of achieving an aim
    subtypes:
    • track record - the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack
    • world record - the best record in the whole world
  7. A document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction (synset 113424816)
    "they could find no record of the purchase"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: document - a written account of ownership or obligation
    subtypes:
    • 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, book of account, ledger, leger - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
    • 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
  8. A list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted (synset 106502164)
    "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long"
    is a type of: list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
    same as: criminal record
Verb
  1. Make a record of;
    Set down in permanent form (synset 201002259)
    referred to in: recording, transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
    is a type of: preserve, save - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    subtypes:
    • chalk up, tally - keep score, as in games
    • clock in, clock on, punch in - register one's arrival at work
    • record, tape - register electronically
    • 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
    • manifest - record in a ship's manifest
    • inscribe - write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
    • chronicle - record in chronological order; make a historical record
    • file, file away - place in a container for keeping records
    • document - record in detail
    • 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
    • tape, videotape - record on videotape
    • photograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film
    • mark, score - make underscoring marks
    • notch - notch a surface to record something
    • keep, maintain - maintain by writing regular records
    • film - record in film
    • register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
    • book - record a charge in a police register
    same as: enter, put down
  2. Register electronically (synset 201000444)
    "They recorded her singing"
    is a type of: enter, put down, record - make a record of; set down in permanent form
    subtypes:
    • save, write - record data on a computer
    • tape record - record with a tape recorder
    • prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast
    • cut - record a performance on (a medium)
    • cut - make a recording of
    same as: tape
  3. Indicate a certain reading;
    Of gauges and instruments (synset 200924838)
    "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
    is a type of: indicate - to state or express briefly
    subtypes:
    • say - indicate
    • show - give evidence of, as of records
    • strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking
    same as: read, register, show
  4. Be aware of (synset 202110264)
    "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
    entail: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    same as: register
    verb group:

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