re·cord·ing
ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ 
plural recordings
1
: the process of recording something
The recording took place at the studio.
a recording session
2
: something that has been recorded
a recording of measurement data
especially
: a sequence of sounds or visual images stored in or played from a reproducible form
listening to early jazz recordings
watched a live recording of the concert
3
: something (such as a vinyl record or a digital file) on or in which a recording is stored : record entry 2 sense 4
organized the recordings by artist and genre
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Many of their hosts are not conventional on-camera talent, but former journalists who were forced to adapt to the 2010s media ecosystem when their employers built state-of-the-art recording studios, jumpstarting their podcasting efforts with microphones on and cameras off.
—David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The sisters face charges including felony injury to a child, unlawful restraint, and invasive visual recording.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Video and recording devices including Go Pros and Google glasses.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Graf sided with a defense motion arguing the sheriff's office joint filing with the prosecution was procedurally improper, but did not make a decision about whether to issue a blanket ban on photography and video recording in the courtroom or hold certain hearings remotely.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Many of their hosts are not conventional on-camera talent, but former journalists who were forced to adapt to the 2010s media ecosystem when their employers built state-of-the-art recording studios, jumpstarting their podcasting efforts with microphones on and cameras off.
—David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The sisters face charges including felony injury to a child, unlawful restraint, and invasive visual recording.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Video and recording devices including Go Pros and Google glasses.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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