Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of recording
"The museum has expanded its audio archives to include dozens of historical recordings from the early twentieth century."
In plain English: Recordings are copies of sounds or music that have been saved so you can listen to them again later.
"I keep my favorite music on digital recordings to listen to while driving."
Derived from the Old French recorder (to recount) and Latin re- (again) plus cogitare (to think), it originally meant to bring something back into memory. The sense of an audio or visual capture emerged in the late 19th century with technological advancements.