record

1.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

2.the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had;

at 9-0 they have the best record in their league

3.an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport);

he tied the Olympic record

4.sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves

5.the sum of recognized accomplishments;

the lawyer has a good record

6.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

7.a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone;

Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'

8.a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction;

they could find no record of the purchase

1.make a record of; set down in permanent form

2.register electronically;

They recorded her singing

3.indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;

The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero

4.be aware of;

Did you register any change when I pressed the button?

5.be or provide a memorial to a person or an event;

This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps