(1) Pronounced "ruh-
kord," to capture audio or video and store it on magnetic tape, magnetic disk or a solid state drive. See
magnetic tape,
magnetic disk,
SSD and
tape.
(2) Pronounced "
reck-erd," a group of related and adjacent fields of data about a subject or transaction. A collection of records makes up a simple flat file or a database file, the latter a more complex format. See
flat file,
relational database and
master file.
(3) Pronounced "
reck-erd," an analog audio recording pressed into a vinyl disc. Early 78 RPM records were a mixture of shellac, cotton, slate and wax. Records were also known as "phonograph records" or "gramophone records." See
LP and
phonograph record.