Definition of "record"

He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.

2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 February 2012, page 162

He's the record doctor / Tell him your woes / He'll reach in his bag / And he'll give you a dose

2012, “Record Doctor”, performed by Saint Etienne

This chapter examines another data structure, the record (available in Pascal but not in all other high-level languages). Records make it easier to organize and represent information in Pascal, a major reason for the popularity of the Pascal […]

1989, Elliot B. Koffman, Pascal: Problem Solving and Program Design, Addison-Wesley, page 406

The new record type provides another solution. A record is a class-like construct for data classes, a restricted form of class like enums and annotations.

2020, Ian F. Darwin, Java Cookbook, O'Reilly Media, page 232

A record is a special kind of class that's designed to work well with immutable (readonly) data.

2021, Joseph Albahari, C# 9.0 in a Nutshell, O'Reilly Media, page 210

"Avanti has literally broken records over the last six months for delays and cancellations, and the Conservatives' answer is to reward failure with millions more in taxpayer cash," said Labour Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh.

2023 April 5, “Network News: Conservatives accused of "rewarding Avanti's failure"”, in RAIL, number 980, page 6

"But it's far worse for me," said Edmund, "because you'll at least have a room of your own and I shall have to share a bedroom with that record stinker, Eustace."

1952, C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.

2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport‎

However, the ability to record people without their knowledge, with the stroke of a finger over the spectacle frame or a voice command, has prompted privacy concerns.

2014 June 29, Adam Sherwin, “UK cinemas ban Google glasses over piracy risk”, in The Independent‎

Come Berecynthia, let vs in likewise, / And heare the Nightingale record hir notes.

1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 741-742

They long’d to see the day, to heare the larkeRecord her hymnes and chant her carols blest,

1600, Torquato Tasso, translated by Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem‎, London: I. Iaggard and M. Lownes, Book 2, p. 39

[…] to the luteShe sung, and made the night-bird mute,That still records with moan;

c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon, […], published 1609, [Act IV, Prologue]

[…] the Nymph did earnestly contestWhether the Birds or she recorded best […]

1616, William Browne, Britannia’s Pastorals‎, London: John Haviland, published 1625, Book 2, Song 4, p. 129

[…] he was […] carried to the Scaffold on the Tower-hill […] , himself praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read.The spelling has been modernized.

1655, Thomas Fuller, “Section 3”, in James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], new edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, book, page 204