recorded

Thân thiện

The company recorded the quarterly earnings in its official ledger.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Set down in a permanent form: Information, data, or events that have been captured and stored for future reference or reproduction. This is the most common meaning.
   • Officially registered: (Especially in finance or law) Having details, such as ownership, formally entered into an official register or document.

Usage

• As an adjective describing captured media or data:
  • The police listened to the recorded phone call as evidence.
  • I prefer recorded music to live concerts sometimes.
• As an adjective describing officially registered information:
  • The transfer of ownership is not final until it is recorded at the county office.
  • She is the recorded holder of the patent.

Advanced Usage

• "Recorded history": Refers to the period of human history for which written accounts or other permanent records exist, as opposed to prehistory.
  • This event is one of the most significant in recorded history.
• "Recorded delivery" (UK) / "Certified mail" (US): A postal service that provides proof of posting and delivery.
  • Please send the documents by recorded delivery.

Variants and Related Words

• Record (verb): To set down or register information, sound, or images in a permanent form.
  • I will record the meeting so you can watch it later.
• Record (noun): 1. A piece of evidence or information constituting an account. 2. The best performance or most extreme example of its kind.
  • According to the record, she arrived at 9 AM.
  • He set a new world record.
• Recording (noun): The action or process of recording, or the material that is recorded.
  • The recording of the album took three months.
  • I found an old recording of my grandparents.
• Recorder (noun): A person or device that records something.
  • She is the official recorder for the club's meetings.
  • I bought a new voice recorder.

Synonyms

• Documented: Supported by written evidence or records.
• Registered: Formally recorded on an official list.
• Taped / Filmed: Specifically recorded on magnetic tape or film.
• Archived: Placed or stored in an archive for preservation.

Antonyms

• Live: Transmitted or performed at the time of occurrence, not recorded.
• Unrecorded: Not recorded or set down.
• Verbal / Oral: Spoken, not written down or recorded.
• Off-the-record: Not official or not intended for publication.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of securities) having the owner's name entered in a register
   • recorded holders of a stock
2. set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
   • recorded music