the state or fact of being recorded
2
: something that records: as
a : something that recalls or relates past events
b : an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer
c : an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officer
d : the official copy of the papers used in a law case
3
a (1) : a body of known or recorded facts about something or someone especially with reference to a particular sphere of activity that often forms a discernible pattern (2) : a collection of related items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit
b (1) : an attested top performance (2) : an unsurpassed statistic
4
: something on which sound or visual images have been recorded; specifically : a disc with a spiral groove carrying recorded sound for phonograph reproduction
— for the record
: for public knowledge : on the record
— off the record
: not for publication
— of record
1
: being documented or attested
2
: being authoritative or sanctioned
— on record
1
: in the position of having publicly declared oneself
2
: being known, published, or documented