Origin: Greek suffix -ist
Playlist has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station.
"The morning DJ reviewed his playlist, which featured only upbeat tracks scheduled to play during the drive-time slot."
"I created a new playlist with all my favorite songs from this summer."
Usage: A playlist is primarily used in modern contexts to describe a digital collection of tracks organized for streaming or playback, rather than the traditional sense of a fixed schedule at a radio station. You can use it as both a noun referring to the list itself and a verb meaning to add songs to that specific order.
To include (a track) on a playlist.
"The DJ decided to add that new hit song to the evening's playlist."
In plain English: To playlist something means to add songs from your library into an existing list for later listening.
"I will playlist these songs for our road trip so everyone knows what to expect next."
The word playlist is a straightforward combination of the verb play and the noun list. It entered English as a compound term to describe a curated sequence of songs or videos intended for playback.