recordaln.
/rᵻˈkɔːdl/, U.S. /riˈkɔrd(ə)l/, /rəˈkɔrd(ə)l/ The action or an act of recording something; = recording n. 3.In later use chiefly in the context of intellectual property law.
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society > communication > record > written record > [noun] > action of recording in writing
recordationa1500
entrance1588
reportinga1626
calendaring1671
entry1712
recordal1822
committal1833
chalking1849
paperwork1861
chronicling1863
overbooking1902
rapportage1903
notarization1930
1822 Lit. & Sci. Repository May 469 A record of the dead, if his virtues were such as to merit recordal, is usually entered in the minutes of the monthly meeting to which he belonged.
1859 T. S. Henderson Life E. Henderson i. 13 Boyish escapades which are not worth recordal.
1898 Times 12 Oct. 4/5 In the opinion of the Judge of her Majesty's Court such recordal would be sufficient to protect the interests of the parties concerned.
1983 Court Decisions (Patent Office) No. c/145/83 (typescript) 4 If the recordal is established then there is..defined by the section the right of the Ministry..to make free use..of the invention.
1990 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 May 3182/2 Materials for the recordal of computer programs and for the recordal of data.
2005 Managing Intellect. Prop. (Nexis) 1 Feb. 85 Recordals of amendments or renewals will be possible through a simple, single procedural step with WIPO's International Bureau.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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