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Definitions for Videodisc

[1] See under record(def 17) .
[2] to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
[3] to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.
[4] to state or indicate: He recorded his protest, but it was disregarded.
[5] to serve to relate or to tell of: The document records that the battle took place six years earlier.
[6] to set down or register in some permanent form, as on a seismograph.
[7] to set down, register, or fix by characteristic marks, incisions, magnetism, etc., for the purpose of reproduction by a phonograph or magnetic reproducer.
[8] to make a recording of: The orchestra recorded the 6th Symphony.
[9] to record something; make a record.
[10] an act of recording.
[11] the state of being recorded, as in writing.
[12] an account in writing or the like preserving the memory or knowledge of facts or events.
[13] information or knowledge preserved in writing or the like.
[14] a report, list, or aggregate of actions or achievements: He made a good record in college. The ship has a fine sailing record.
[15] a legally documented history of criminal activity: They discovered that the suspect had a record.
[16] something or someone serving as a remembrance; memorial: Keep this souvenir as a record of your visit.
[17] the tracing, marking, or the like, made by a recording instrument.
[18] something on which sound or images have been recorded for subsequent reproduction, as a grooved disk that is played on a phonograph or an optical disk for recording sound (audio disc) or images (videodisc) . Compare compact disk.
[19] the highest or best rate, amount, etc., ever attained, especially in sports: to hold the record for home runs; to break the record in the high jump.
[20] Sports . the standing of a team or individual with respect to contests won, lost, and tied.
[21] an official writing intended to be preserved.
[22] Computers . a group of related fields, or a single field, treated as a unit and comprising part of a file or data set, for purposes of input, processing, output, or storage by a computer.
[23] Law . the commitment to writing, as authentic evidence, of something having legal importance, especially as evidence of the proceedings or verdict of a court. evidence preserved in this manner. an authentic or official written report of proceedings of a court of justice.
[24] making or affording a record.
[25] surpassing or superior to all others: a record year for automobile sales.
[26] an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events
[27] a written account of some transaction that serves as legal evidence of the transaction
[28] a written official report of the proceedings of a court of justice or legislative body, including the judgments given or enactments made
[29] anything serving as evidence or as a memorial the First World War is a record of human folly
[30] (often plural) information or data on a specific subject collected methodically over a long period weather records
[31] the best or most outstanding amount, rate, height, etc, ever attained, as in some field of sport an Olympic record ; a world record ; to break the record for the long jump (as modifier ) a record time
[32] the sum of one's recognized achievements, career, or performance the officer has an excellent record
[33] a list of crimes of which an accused person has previously been convicted, which are known to the police but may only be disclosed to a court in certain circumstances
[34] have a record to be a known criminal; have a previous conviction or convictions
[35] Also called: gramophone record , disc a thin disc of a plastic material upon which sound has been recorded. Each side has a spiral groove, which undulates in accordance with the frequency and amplitude of the sound. Records were formerly made from a shellac-based compound but were later made from vinyl plastics
[36] the markings made by a recording instrument such as a seismograph
[37] computing a group of data or piece of information preserved as a unit in machine-readable form
[38] (in some computer languages) a data structure designed to allow the handling of groups of related pieces of information as though the group were a single entity
[39] for the record for the sake of a strict factual account
[40] go on record to state one's views publicly
[41] See off the record
[42] on record stated in a public document publicly known
[43] put the record straight or set the record straight to correct an error or misunderstanding
[44] to set down in some permanent form so as to preserve the true facts of to record the minutes of a meeting
[45] to contain or serve to relate (facts, information, etc)
[46] to indicate, show, or register his face recorded his disappointment
[47] to remain as or afford evidence of these ruins record the life of the Romans in Britain
[48] (also intr) to make a recording of (music, speech, etc) for reproduction, or for later broadcasting
[49] (also intr) (of an instrument) to register or indicate (information) on a scale the barometer recorded a low pressure

Words nearby Videodisc

videocassette, videocassette recorder, videocast, videoconference, videoconferencing, videodisc, videodisc player, videodisk, videofit, videogenic, videographer

Origin of Videodisc

record1175–1225; 1875–80 for def 17 ; (v.) Middle English recorden < Old French recorder < Latin recordārī to remember, recollect (re- re- + cord- (stem of cors ) heart + -ārī infinitive ending); (noun) Middle English record(e ) < Old French, derivative of recorder; compare Medieval Latin recordum

Other words from Videodisc

re·cord·a·ble , adjective
rec·ord·less , adjective
un·re·cord·a·ble , adjective
well-re·cord·ed , adjective

Word origin for Videodisc

recordC13: from Old French recorder to call to mind, from Latin recordārī to remember, from re- + cor heart