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'''Record''' is (as a [[noun]]) any set of [[data]] kept, and (as a [[verb]]) to set down data to be kept. Such data may be [[writing]], [[audio]], [[digital]], or other media. |
'''Record''' is (as a [[noun]]) any set of [[data]] kept, and (as a [[verb]]) to set down data to be kept. Such data may be [[writing]], [[audio]], [[digital]], or other [[medium|media]]. |
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For the [[sound recording]] type of '''record''' that spins on a [[turntable]], known as a ''phonograph record'' in [[American English]] and a ''gramophone record'' in [[British English]], see [[analogue disc record]]. |
For the [[sound recording]] type of '''record''' that spins on a [[turntable]], known as a ''phonograph record'' in [[American English]] and a ''gramophone record'' in [[British English]], see [[analogue disc record]]. |
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Revision as of 19:15, 16 March 2004
Record is (as a noun) any set of data kept, and (as a verb) to set down data to be kept. Such data may be writing, audio, digital, or other media.
For the sound recording type of record that spins on a turntable, known as a phonograph record in American English and a gramophone record in British English, see analogue disc record.
In computer science, a record is either an item in a database or a simple aggregation type. See record (computer science).
A record is also an extreme value that would be considered worthy of recording for posterity, e.g. in sports, weather, economics, etc. See world record for more examples.
In law, the record of a court case or administrative agency adjudication normally consists of the transcript or minutes of the proceedings, any exhibits introduced in evidence at the hearing or trial, and any motion papers filed in the case. When an appeal is taken, the appellate court reviews the decision of the trial court based on the record on appeal which consists of the record of the case from the trial court or some subset of that record. Where the original record is missing, a hearing may have to be held to reconstruct the record on appeal. Nowadays, this is rare, but was common in past centuries before stenographic equipment came into use, when transcripts of trials were not always made. (See also court of record.)