record
An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
Example
“The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.”
Other meanings
Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
“We have no record of you making this payment to us.”
A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
“Pull up the record on John Smith. What's his medical history?”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "record".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “record” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.