recording Syllabification: (re·cord·ing)Pronunciation: /riˈkôrdiNG/Translate recording | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of recording noun the action or process of recording sound or a performance for subsequent reproduction or broadcast: [as modifier]:a recording studio a recorded broadcast or performance. a disc or tape on which sounds or visual images have been recorded. recording in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of recording in the British & World English dictionary