signal vs recording

recording vs signal

signal and recording both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but recording is not an adjective.

signal is a verb but recording is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of signal include number, phone number, telephone number, start, starting signal, storm signal, beam, radio beam, ticktack, time signal, dog-ear, animal communication, alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal, distress call, distress signal, all clear, bugle call, curfew, retreat, drumbeat, radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal, whistle, whistling, high sign, symbol, visual signal, indicator, electronic signal, radio beacon, input, input signal, output, output signal.

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

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

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

Difference between signal and recording

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