The difference between Entry and Record

When used as nouns, entry means the act of entering, whereas record means an item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

Record is also verb with the meaning: to make a record of information.

check bellow for the other definitions of Entry and Record

  1. Entry as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of entering.

  2. Entry as a noun (uncountable):

    Permission to enter.

    Examples:

    "Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult."

  3. Entry as a noun:

    A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.

  4. Entry as a noun (legal):

    The act of taking possession.

  5. Entry as a noun (insurance):

    The start of an insurance contract.

  6. Entry as a noun (Midlands):

    A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.

  7. Entry as a noun:

    A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms

  8. Entry as a noun:

    A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships

  9. Entry as a noun:

    An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

  10. Entry as a noun (computing):

    A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; a datum in a database.

    Examples:

    "What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?"

  11. Entry as a noun (linear algebra):

    A term at any position in a matrix.

    Examples:

    "The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6."

  12. Entry as a noun:

    The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.

  13. Entry as a noun (music):

    The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.

  1. Record as a noun:

    An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

    Examples:

    "The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes."

    "The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime."

  2. Record as a noun:

    Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.

    Examples:

    "We have no record of you making this payment to us."

  3. Record as a noun:

    A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.

    Examples:

    "I still like records better than CDs."

  4. Record as a noun (computing):

    A set of data relating to a single individual or item.

  5. Record as a noun:

    The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

    Examples:

    "The heat and humidity were both new records."

    "The team set a new record for most points scored in a game."

  1. Record as a verb (transitive):

    To make a record of information.

    Examples:

    "I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations."

  2. Record as a verb (transitive):

    To make an audio or video recording of.

    Examples:

    "Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it."

  3. Record as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To give legal status to by making an official public record.

    Examples:

    "When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house."

  4. Record as a verb (intransitive):

    To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.

  5. Record as a verb (intransitive):

    To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.

  6. Record as a verb (transitive, intransitive, obsolete):

    To repeat; to practice.

  7. Record as a verb (ambitransitive, obsolete):

    To sing or repeat a tune.

  8. Record as a verb (obsolete):

    To reflect; to ponder.

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