Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells.

The Holocene (current) geological epoch.

(Geological) A synonym of Holocene. See also QUATERNARY.

Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; as, recent news.

of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

being new in a time not long past; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"

Requests that occured in the last several day are considered recent. The exact number of days is configurable.

Most recent price from trade or settlement

near to or not long before the present; "recent times"; "of recent origin"