underrecord

English

Alternative forms

• under-record

Etymology

From under- +‎ record.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underrecord (third-person singular simple present underrecords, present participle underrecording, simple past and past participle underrecorded)

1. (transitive) To record inadequately.
   • 2015 August 4, John Schwartz, “Methane Leaks May Greatly Exceed Estimates, Report Says”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     When that occurs, the device does not measure the amount of methane that the second sensor would capture, and so it underrecords methane leakage rates.

2. (transitive, music, film) Of a work or a performer, to make too few recordings.