: making an automatic record
self-recording instruments

Examples of self-recording in a Sentence

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Those cameras support up-and-down tilt, just like the SL3-P, but include a second hinge that swings the screen out to the side to swivel and face forward, a plus for self-recording video content. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 By the 1990s DeCarlo was self-recording cover versions of the songs as well as an original tribute song to the late Delp. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026 The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating a Thursday vandalism incident involving a Tesla after receiving multiple images and footage from the vehicle’s self-recording features of two men etching words onto the side of the car. — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-recording was in 1838

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“Self-recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-recording. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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