recordingPronunciation: /rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ/Translate recording | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of recording noun [mass noun] the action or process of recording sound or a performance for subsequent reproduction or broadcast: [as modifier]:a recording studio [count noun] a recorded broadcast or performance:a bootleg live recording a disc or tape on which sounds or visual images have been recorded. recording in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of recording in the US English dictionary