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rec

rec

5 8.9
A saved audio or video file of a meeting
  • noun
  • /rɛk/
  • Informal
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He says, well, we're doing this record and we need some horns on it.

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Examples

  • Listen to what I have done, get a recording of it and then review.

  • So, and it actually is a recording of of air that I took.

  • So I'm going to play just a fragment of this recording that I made.

  • Each day we have something going on—a playdate at a friend's house, a tricycle ride around the park, a music class at the rec center, a playground trip, you name it.

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  • I just finished listening to a great rec of my favorite podcast episode.

  • Can you send me the rec from last night's concert so I can watch it later?

  • He saved the rec of the interview so we could review it together.

Synonyms

recording
vsrec
283 1.5

A saved audio or video file you can play

is the informal shortened form used for saved audio or video
transcription
vsrec
  • Archaic
2 4.2

A recording of sound or moving images, for example a concert

is the informal abbreviation rather than the formal term or act

Compounds

rec room
  • Informal
17 3.3

A room in a house for games and relaxing

Surface Forms

rec singular
recs plural

Etymology

Rec is an informal short for recording, meaning a saved audio or video file. So when someone asks for the 'rec' of a meeting, they want the saved file to watch or listen to.