"Ben Bradley" wrote ...
I've also heard it used for digitizing/digitally recording LP's
into a computer, though that may be a more recent and less
"correct" usage. OTOH, usage is what defines a word as
much as anything.

To me, at least, "ripping" refers specifically to recovering the
stream of digital data from a RedBook audio CD and storing
it into a proper computer file (wav, etc.)

Capturing/recording/transcribing from other sources (such as
LPs or tape, etc.) is NOT "ripping" as the original was not a
digital source.