What is the meaning of the verb “record”?

The following definition of the verb “record” appears in Black’s Law Dictionary (5th Ed.), p. 1144: “Record, v. To commit to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like. To make an official note of; to write, transcribe, or enter in a book, file, docket, register, computer tape or disc, or the like, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of. To transcribe a document, or enter the history of an act or series of acts, in an official volume, for the purpose of giving notice of the same, of furnishing authentic evidence, and for preservation. Shimmel v. People, 108 Colo. 592; 121 P. 2d 491, 493.”