Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A record of actual performance or accomplishment.
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- noun idiomatic The past
performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in itsentirety and usually for the purpose of making ajudgment . - noun sports The
fastest time on a specificracetrack it has taken anyThoroughbred to complete a set race distance on a specificsurface .
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- noun the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack
- noun the sum of recognized accomplishments
Etymologies
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From track + record.
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ecbrenner commented on the word track record
"'Track record' clarifies that we are talking
about personal (or organizational) performance over time (as opposed to 'record' meaning 'the best performance ever,' as in 'the record for this
event is 14.03 seconds')." --Amy Einsohn
January 29, 2009