zaznamenání

Zaznamenání is a Czech noun that denotes the act of recording or noting information, data, or events. It describes the creation of a written, printed, or digital record and encompasses the process of capturing observations, measurements, or statements for later use or verification. The term derives from the verb zaznamenat (to record, to note) with the nominalizing suffix -ní, forming an abstract noun that names the action.

In practice, zaznamenání is used across disciplines such as science, administration, journalism, and information technology. It can refer to recording experimental results, documenting a testimony, or logging a system event. The concept is closely related to but distinct from záznam, which typically denotes the resulting record itself, and from zaznamenávání, the ongoing process of recording, and from zapsání, the act of writing something down.

Typical contexts include formal procedures (zaznamenání skutečností v protokolech), archival work, and data logging in software and hardware systems. The choice of term may depend on emphasis on the action (zaznamenání) versus the product (záznam) or the activity (zaznamenávání).

See also: záznam; registrace; zapsání; log; evidence.