Brief vs. Record — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Brief and Record
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Definitions
Brief➦
Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
Record➦
To set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form
She recorded her thoughts in a diary.
Brief➦
Succinct; concise
A brief account of the incident.
Record➦
To register or indicate
The clerk recorded the votes.
Brief➦
Curt; abrupt
We were upset because he was so brief with us.
Record➦
To render (sound or images) into permanent form for reproduction in a magnetic or electronic medium.
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Brief➦
A short, succinct statement.
Record➦
To record the words, sound, appearance, or performance of (someone or something)
Recorded the oldest townspeople on tape.
Recorded the violin concerto.
Brief➦
A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.
Record➦
To record something.
Brief➦
(Law) A document concisely stating the legal points being made, including often the citation and explanation of supporting legal authority.
Record➦
An account, as of information or facts, set down especially in writing as a means of preserving knowledge.
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Brief➦
Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.
Record➦
Something on which such an account is based.
Brief➦
A briefing.
Record➦
Something that records
A fossil record.
Brief➦
Often briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.
Record➦
Information or data on a particular subject collected and preserved
The coldest day on record.
Brief➦
Briefs Chiefly British The instructions that are given to explain a task or assignment.
Record➦
The known history of performance, activities, or achievement
Your academic record.
Hampered by a police record.
Brief➦
To give instructions or preparatory information to
Briefed the astronauts before the mission.
Record➦
An unsurpassed measurement
A world record in weightlifting.
A record for cold weather.
Brief➦
To summarize.
Record➦
(Computers) A collection of related, often adjacent items of data, treated as a unit.
Brief➦
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Her reign was brief but spectacular.
Record➦
(Law) A transcript or a collection of statements and related information reporting the proceedings of a legislative body, a court, or an executive.
Brief➦
Concise; taking few words.
His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.
Record➦
A disk designed to be played on a phonograph.
Brief➦
Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.
Record➦
A musical recording that is issued on a medium of some kind.
Brief➦
(obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.
Record➦
An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
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.
Brief➦
(legal) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
Record➦
Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
We have no record of you making this payment to us.
Brief➦
(legal) An answer to any action.
Record➦
Ellipsis of phonograph record: a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
I still like records better than CDs.
Brief➦
(legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
Record➦
(computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
Pull up the record on John Smith. What's his medical history?
Brief➦
A position of interest or advocacy.
Record➦
(programming) A data structure similar to a struct, in some programming languages such as C# and Java based on classes and designed for storing immutable data.
Brief➦
(legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
Record➦
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Brief➦
(English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
Record➦
The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.
The heat and humidity were both new records.
The team set a new record for most points scored in a game.
Brief➦
A short news story or report.
We got a news brief.
Record➦
(attributive) Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; extreme.
Brief➦
Underwear briefs.
I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.
Record➦
(transitive) To make a record of information.
I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
Brief➦
(obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
Record➦
(transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.
Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
Brief➦
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
Record➦
To give legal status to by making an official public record.
When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.
Brief➦
(slang) A ticket of any type.
Record➦
(intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
Brief➦
(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.
Record➦
(intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
Brief➦
To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
Record➦
To repeat; to practice.
Brief➦
Briefly.
Record➦
To sing or repeat a tune.
Brief➦
Soon; quickly.
Record➦
(obsolete) To reflect; to ponder.
Brief➦
Short in duration.
How brief the life of man.
Record➦
To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.
Brief➦
Concise; terse; succinct.
The brief style is that which expresseth much in little.
Record➦
To repeat; to recite; to sing or play.
They longed to see the day, to hear the larkRecord her hymns, and chant her carols blest.
Brief➦
Rife; common; prevalent.
Record➦
To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events.
Those things that are recorded of him . . . are written in the chronicles of the kings.
Brief➦
Briefly.
Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief.
Record➦
To reflect; to ponder.
Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read.
Brief➦
Soon; quickly.
Record➦
To sing or repeat a tune.
Whether the birds or she recorded best.
Brief➦
A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
Bear this sealed brief,With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.
And she told meIn a sweet, verbal brief.
Record➦
A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record.
Brief➦
An epitome.
Each woman is a brief of womankind.
Record➦
An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or public officer, are recorded; as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the receiver of taxes.
Brief➦
An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief.
Record➦
Testimony; witness; attestation.
John bare record, saying.
Brief➦
A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
Record➦
That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.
Brief➦
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
Record➦
That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good or a bad record.
Brief➦
A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts.
Record➦
That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race.
Brief➦
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
Record➦
Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events;
The film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
Brief➦
A document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
Record➦
The number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had;
At 9-0 they have the best record in their league
Brief➦
A condensed written summary or abstract
Record➦
An extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport);
He tied the Olympic record
Coffee production last year broke all previous records
Chicago set the homicide record
Brief➦
Give essential information to someone;
The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
Record➦
Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
Brief➦
Of short duration or distance;
A brief stay in the country
In a little while
It's a little way away
Record➦
The sum of recognized accomplishments;
The lawyer has a good record
The track record shows that he will be a good president
Brief➦
Concise and succinct;
Covered the matter in a brief statement
Record➦
A list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted;
He ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
The prostitute had a record a mile long
Brief➦
(of clothing) very short;
An abbreviated swimsuit
A brief bikini
Record➦
A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone;
Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'
His name is in all the recordbooks
Record➦
A document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction;
They could find no record of the purchase
Record➦
Make a record of; set down in permanent form
Record➦
Register electronically;
They recorded her singing
Record➦
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty'
Record➦
Be aware of;
Did you register any change when I pressed the button?
Record➦
Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event;
This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
We memorialized the Dead
