Record vs Track - What's the difference?
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An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
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Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
(computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
The most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly in competitive events.
To make a record of information.
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Specifically, to make an audio or video recording of.
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(legal) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To repeat; to practice.
(ambitransitive, obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune.
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(obsolete) To reflect; to ponder.
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A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
A road; a beaten path.
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
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(railways) The permanent way; the rails.
A tract or area, as of land.
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(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
(automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
(cricket) The pitch.
Sound stored on a record.
The physical track on a record.
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
(uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
A session talk on a conference.
To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down ).
To follow the tracks of.
To leave in the form of tracks.
In transitive terms the difference between record and track
is that record is specifically, to make an audio or video recording of while track is to leave in the form of tracks.record
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , from recorder. See .Noun
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- The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
- The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.
- We have no record of you making this payment to us.
- I still like records better than CDs.
- The heat and humidity were both new records .
- The team set a new record for most points scored in a game.
Synonyms
* log * (information put into a lasting physical medium) * (vinyl disk) disc/disk * (most extreme known value)Derived terms
* activation record * for the record * of record * on record * off the record * on the record * record-breaking * public record * world recordEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
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- Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
- When the deed was recorded , we officially owned the house.
- (Shakespeare)
- whether the birds or she recorded best
- They longed to see the day, to hear the lark / Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest.
- Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read.
Derived terms
* recordable * recorder * recordingAntonyms
* (make a record of information) erase * (make an audio or video recording of) erasetrack
English
Noun
(en noun)- small tracks of ground
Synonyms
* (mark left by something that has passed along) trace, trail, wake * (mark or impression left by the foot) footprint * (entire lower surface of the foot) * path, road, way * (course) course, path, trajectory, way * course, racetrack * (the permanent way) rails, railway, train tracks, tracks * (tract or area) area, parcel, region, tract * (distance between two opposite wheels) track width * ground, pitch * (sound stored on a record) recording * (physical track on a record) groove * (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) * (track and field) athletics, track and fieldDerived terms
* * album track * beaten track * fast track * half-track * half-tracker * lose track * mid-track * mommy track * off the beaten track * on the right track * on track * one-track mind * railroad track * railway track * reserved track * tenure-track * title track * track and field * trackball * track-mounted * trackpad * track record * track spike * track width * train track * tram trackSee also
* path * trailVerb
(en verb)- My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.
- In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.