nouns
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"
domain category
the act of taking and printing photographs
is a type of (narrower)
an indication that makes something evident
"his trembling was evidence of his fear"
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
"at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
is a type of (narrower)
a concept of quantity involving zero and units
"every number has a unique position in the sequence"
the sum of recognized accomplishments
"the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
"Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"
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"
is a type of (narrower)
the act of achieving an aim
"the attainment of independence"
a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
"they could find no record of the purchase"
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
is a type of (narrower)
a written account of ownership or obligation
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"
verbs
make a record of; set down in permanent form
register electronically
"They recorded her singing"
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
be aware of
"Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
"This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"