record

English

/ˈɹɛkɔːd/, /ˈɹɛkɚd/, /ɹɨˈkɔːd/, /ɹɪˈkɔɹd/

noun
Definitions
  • An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
  • Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
  • a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
  • (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
  • The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French record (recollection, testimony) root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- (heart).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱerd-

Gloss

heart

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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