A record, recording or records may refer to:

An item or collection of data

Computing

Record (computer science) In computer science, a record (also called a structure, struct (C programming language), struct, or compound data type) is a composite data structure a collection of Field (computer science), fields, possibly of different data types, typically f ...

, a data structure ** Record, or

row (database) In a relational database, a row or " record" or " tuple", represents a single, implicitly structured data Data ( , ) are a collection of discrete or continuous values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, s ...

, a set of fields in a database related to one entity **

Boot sector A boot sector is the disk sector, sector of a persistent data storage device (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, optical disc, etc.) which contains machine code to be loaded into random-access memory (RAM) and then executed by a computer system's bui ...

or boot record, record used to start an operating system **

Storage record In computer science{{citation needed, date=July 2016, a storage record is: * A group of related data, words, or fields treated as a meaningful unit; for instance, a Name, Address, and Telephone Number can be a "Personal Record". * A self-contained c ...

, a basic input/output structure

Documents

* Record, a

document A document is a writing, written, drawing, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of nonfiction, non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin ', which denotes ...

for administrative use **

Business record A business record is a document (hard copy or digital) that records an "act, condition, or event" related to business. Business records include meeting minutes, memoranda, employment contracts, and accounting source documents. It must be retrie ...

, of economic transactions **

Criminal record A criminal record (not to be confused with a police record or arrest record) is a record of a person's criminal Conviction, convictions history. The information included in a criminal record, and the existence of a criminal record, varies betwe ...

, a list of a person's criminal convictions **

Docket (court) A docket in the United States is the official summary of proceedings in a court of law. In the United Kingdom in modern times it is an official document relating to delivery of something, with similar meanings to these two elsewhere. In the late ...

, the summary of proceedings in a court (US) **

Medical record The terms medical record, health record and medical chart are used somewhat interchangeably to describe the systematic documentation of a single patient's medical history and health care, care across time within one particular health care provide ...

, of a person's medical history and treatments **

Minutes Minutes, also known as minutes of meeting, protocols or, informally, notes, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They typically describe the events of the meeting and may include a list of attendees, a statement of the activit ...

, a summary of the proceedings at a meeting **

Public records Public records are documents or pieces of information that are not considered confidential and generally pertain to the conduct of government. Depending on jurisdiction, examples of public records includes information pertaining to births, deat ...

, information that has been filed or recorded by public agencies **

Recording (real estate) The vast majority of states in the United States employ a system of recording legal instruments (otherwise known as deeds registration) that affect the title of real estate as the exclusive means for publicly documenting land titles and interest ...

, the act of documenting real estate transactions ** Service record, usually associated with military service **

Transcript (law) A transcript is a written record of spoken language. In court proceedings, a transcript is usually a record of all decisions of the judge, and the spoken arguments by the litigants' lawyers. A related term used in the United States is docket, n ...

, a verbatim ''record'' of some proceedings, in particular a court transcript is a record of a law court case or similar procedure *

Archaeological record The archaeological record is the body of physical (not written) evidence about the past. It is one of the core concepts in archaeology, the academic discipline concerned with documenting and interpreting the archaeological record. Archaeological t ...

, the body of archaeological evidence *

Recorded history Recorded history or written history describes the historical events that have been recorded in a written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method. For broader world h ...

, a record of events that has been made for thousands of years in one form or another, e.g., oral, photographic, or written

Images

Moving picture A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are gen ...

s, film, video, and television recordings *

Photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

, photographic record *

Video recording Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) system ...

, of both images and sounds

Sound

Sound recording and reproduction Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, Mechanical system, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of ...

Analogue recording Analog recording is a category of techniques used for the recording of analog signals. This enables later playback of the recorded analog audio. Analog audio recording began with mechanical systems such as the phonautograph and phonograph. La ...

Digital recording In digital recording, an audio signal, audio or video signal is converted into a stream of discrete numbers representing the changes over time in air pressure for audio, or Color, chroma and luminance values for video. This number stream is s ...

Phonograph record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The g ...

, a mechanical analog audio storage medium **

Cylinder record Phonograph cylinders (also referred to as Edison cylinders after its creator Thomas Edison) are the earliest commercial medium for Sound recording and reproduction, recording and reproducing sound. Commonly known simply as "records" in their heyda ...

Music album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

** A recording of a

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Record'' (Tracey Thorn album) * ''Records'' (album), a 1982 album by rock band Foreigner *

Records (song) "Records" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on June 16, 2022, as the first single from the second of their planned 2022 series of four extended plays '' SZNZ: Summer''. Release "Records" was released as a single on June 16, 2 ...

, a 2022 song by Weezer

Periodicals

* ''Record'' (magazine), the official church paper of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists * ''Record'' (Portuguese newspaper), a Portuguese daily sports newspaper * ''Récord'' (Mexican newspaper), a Mexican daily sports newspaper

Television

* Grupo Record, a Brazilian media conglomerate ** Record (TV network), a Brazilian TV network located in São Paulo ** Record News, a Brazilian news channel owned by Grupo Record

Sports and skills

* FC Rekord Aleksandrov, a former Russian association football club * Rekord Irkutsk, a Russian bandy club * Rekord Stadium, a sports arena in Irkutsk, Russia *

Win–loss record (pitching) In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher. For example, a 20–10 win–loss record would rep ...

, the number of wins and losses a baseball pitcher has accumulated Some sports clubs take their name from this word: *

World record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...

, an unsurpassed accomplishment or statistic on world level

Other uses

* Record (agricultural vehicles), a Greek vehicle manufacturer * Record (surname) * Record (software), a music recording program *

Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology #REDIRECT Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology {{R from other capitalisation ...

or RECORD, statement (The REporting of Studies Conducted Using Observational Routinely-Collected Health Data)