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write vs record

record vs write

write is not a noun while record is a noun.

write and record both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
write No No Yes No
record Yes No Yes No
As verbs, record is a hypernym of write; that is, record is a word with a broader meaning than write:
  • write: record data on a computer
  • record: register electronically
Other hypernyms of write include tape.
write (noun) record (noun)
an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
the sum of recognized accomplishments
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
write (verb) record (verb)
communicate or express by writing make a record of; set down in permanent form
record data on a computer register electronically
contact in writing indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
produce a literary work be aware of
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
write music
create code, write a computer program
Difference between write and record

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