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

[ Syn: phonograph record , phonograph recording , disk , 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

[ Syn: track record ]

a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; Al Smith used to say, `Lets look at the record; his name is in all the record books

[ Syn: 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'

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

[ Syn: criminal record ]

make a record of; set down in permanent form

[ Syn: enter , put down ]

register electronically; They recorded her singing

[ Syn: tape ]

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero; The gauge read `empty

[ Syn: read , register , show ]

be aware of; Did you register any change when I pressed the button?

[ Syn: register ]

be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps; We memorialized the Dead

[ Syn: commemorate , memorialize , memorialise , immortalize , immortalise ]