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'''Recording''' is a process of [[data storage device|capturing]] [[data]] or [[translating]] information to a [[recording format|format]] stored on a [[storage medium]] often referred to as a record.
'''Recording''' is a process of capturing [[data]] or [[translating]] information to a [[recording format|format]] stored on a [[storage medium]] often referred to as a record.


Historical records of events have been made for thousands of years in one form or another. Amongst the earliest are [[cave painting]], [[runic alphabet]]s and [[ideograms]].
Historical records of events have been made for thousands of years in one form or another. Amongst the earliest are [[cave painting]], [[runic alphabet]]s and [[ideograms]].

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Recording is a process of capturing data or translating information to a format stored on a storage medium often referred to as a record.

Historical records of events have been made for thousands of years in one form or another. Amongst the earliest are cave painting, runic alphabets and ideograms.

Ways of recording text suitable for direct reading by humans includes writing it on paper. Other forms of data storage are easier for automatic retrieval, but humans need a tool to read them. Printing a text stored in a computer allows keeping a copy on the computer and having also a copy that is human-readable without a tool.

Technology continues to provide and expand means for human beings to represent, record and express their thoughts, feelings and experiences.

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