1.
recording (TV show, audio)
the process of recording a television program, radio show, or audio content
番組の収録がある。
There's a TV show recording.
公開収録に参加した。
I attended a public recording.
収録は朝から夜まで続いた。
The recording went on from morning until night.
2.
inclusion; compilation
including or compiling content in a book, album, or collection
このアルバムには新曲が収録されている。
This album includes new songs.
辞書に収録されている語彙。
Vocabulary included in the dictionary.
全曲収録のベストアルバム。
A best-of album with all tracks included.
FORMATION:
収 (collect, gather) + 録 (record) → collect and record
VERB FORM:
収録する (to record, to include)
RELATED COMPOUNDS:
- 公開収録 (public recording with audience)
- 収録曲 (recorded/included track)
- 収録語数 (number of entries - for dictionaries)
RELATED WORDS:
- 録画 (video recording)
- 録音 (audio recording)
- 生放送 (live broadcast - opposite)
DISTINCTION:
収録 often implies recording for later broadcast (pre-recorded), as opposed to 生放送 (live). For music, 収録 implies the song is included on an album or compilation.