evidence vs record

record vs evidence

evidence and record both are nouns.

evidence and record both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evidence	Yes	No	Yes	No
record	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, record is a hyponym of evidence; that is, record is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evidence:

evidence: an indication that makes something evident
record: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

Other hyponyms of evidence include smoking gun, clew, clue, cue, footprint evidence, testimonial, testimony, argument, statement, attestation, identification.

evidence (noun)	record (noun)
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief	an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved	the sum of recognized accomplishments
an indication that makes something evident	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
	a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
	a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
	the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

evidence (verb)	record (verb)
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes	make a record of; set down in permanent form
provide evidence for	register electronically
give evidence	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	be aware of

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