memory device vs recording

recording vs memory device

memory device and recording both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
memory device	Yes	No	No	No
recording	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recording is a hyponym of memory device; that is, recording is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than memory device:

memory device: a device that preserves information for retrieval
recording: a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

Other hyponyms of memory device include acoustic storage, auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary storage, buffer, buffer storage, buffer store, disc, disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk, mag tape, magnetic tape, tape, computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store, optical disc, optical disk, push-down storage, push-down store, stack, register, drum memory, magnetic drum, magneto-optical disc.

memory device (noun)	recording (noun)
a device that preserves information for retrieval	the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
	a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
	a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

Difference between memory device and recording

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