An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1a) An act of recording.

1b) The state of being recorded, as in writing.

1c) Something on which sound or images have been recorded for subsequent reproduction, as a grooved disk that is played on a phonograph or an optical disk for recording sound (audiodisk) or images (videodisk).

2a) To set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.

2b) To set down or → register in some permanent form, as on a seismograph.

2c) To set down, register, or fix by characteristic marks, incisions, magnetism, etc., for the purpose of reproduction by a phonograph or magnetic reproducer; to make a recording of.

Etymology (EN): From M.E. recorden “to repeat, to report,” from O.Fr. recorder “to get by heart,” from L. recordari “to call to mind, remember,” from → re-
“back, again” + cor “heart” (as the metaphoric seat of memory, as in learn by heart).

Etymology (PE): Vâgat literally “to take, seize, to take back,” cf. Ger. aufnehmen “to record,” from nehmen “to take;” E. “take down” “to note down;” Šahmirzâdi vagatan “to take,” Lâhijâni vitan, “to take, seize,” Aftari veytu “to take,” Delijâni bitan “to take,” Tâleši gate, Târi gata/ger, Sorxeyi gil, all variants of gereftan, → concept.