to commit (something) to writing, print, film, etc so as to supply written evidence of it
to state or indicate (something) for or as if for a record
to register (something) permanently by mechanical or other means
to indicate (a measurement on a scale)
to give evidence of (something)
The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks
to convert (e.g. sound) into a permanent form fit for reproduction
to record something
recordable adj
[Middle English recorden to recall, via Old French from Latin recordari, from re- + cord-, cor heart]