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to aircheck

to aircheck

8.8
To record a radio or television broadcast for review
  • verb
  • /ˈɛrˌtʃɛk/
  • Jargon
: grabar una emisión
  • Producers often aircheck live broadcasts to review them later for highlights.

Examples

  • She learned how to aircheck her own radio segments for her portfolio.

  • I need to aircheck the latest show.

  • The station manager asked the team to aircheck the morning show for quality control.

  • She airchecked the broadcast yesterday.

  • The station manager asked the team to aircheck the morning show for quality control.

  • Producers often aircheck live broadcasts to review them later for highlights.

  • She learned how to aircheck her own radio segments for her portfolio.

Surface Forms

aircheck infinitive
airchecked past
airchecked past participle
airchecking present participle
airchecks third person singular

Morphology

aircheck = aircheck (semi-transparent) = air + check

The verb is a straightforward conversion of the noun 'aircheck', but the broadcasting-specific sense is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The verb aircheck is built from air (a show 'on the air') and check ('to examine' or 'test'). To aircheck means to make a recording of a live broadcast so you can review it or use it for promotion later.