recording vs signal

signal vs recording

recording and signal both are nouns.

recording is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

recording is not a verb while signal is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recording	Yes	No	No	No
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, signal is a hypernym of recording; that is, signal is a word with a broader meaning than recording:

recording: a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Other hypernyms of recording include sign, signaling, signalling.

recording (noun)	signal (noun)
the act of making a record (especially an audio record)	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded	any incitement to action
a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

recording (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

recording (verb)	signal (verb)
	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
	be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between recording and signal

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