Recording

n.

v. Recording is a process of capturing data or translating information to a format stored on a storage medium often referred to as a record.

Ways of recording text suitable for direct reading by humans includes writing it on paper. Other forms of data storage are easier for automatic retrieval, but humans need a tool to read them. Printing a text stored in a computer allows keeping a copy on the computer and having also a copy that is human-readable without a tool.