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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯr-dər 
1
a
: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
b
: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction
2
: one that records
3
: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes
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The fact that these five brave men were able to reproduce their musical shenanigans—with the occasional touch of cello, recorder, violin, trumpet and vibes—is astonishing.
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Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
The Maywood Police Department reached an agreement with the state that required the city to raise its hiring standards, publish annual audits of the department’s operations, and equip officers with audio recorders and their cruisers with video cameras, among other reforms.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, said a review of the ship's voyage data recorder showed the pilot's 1:26 a.m.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The agency also is reviewing the voyage data recorder recovered by the Coast Guard and building a timeline of what led to the crash, which federal and state officials have said appeared to be an accident.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said that her agency will lead the investigation and that a data recorder on the ship could provide more information.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
His first acoustic and solo album sans the E Street Band, Nebraska was recorded at a house Springsteen was renting on a simple four-track recorder.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
As the Niger EPs demonstrate, a field recorder pointed in the general direction of a band in the middle of a wild party can capture a lot of life.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
Fontes produced the manual by working with Arizona's 15 county recorders and election directors, then putting their work out for public comment.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
The Maywood Police Department reached an agreement with the state that required the city to raise its hiring standards, publish annual audits of the department’s operations, and equip officers with audio recorders and their cruisers with video cameras, among other reforms.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, said a review of the ship's voyage data recorder showed the pilot's 1:26 a.m.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The agency also is reviewing the voyage data recorder recovered by the Coast Guard and building a timeline of what led to the crash, which federal and state officials have said appeared to be an accident.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said that her agency will lead the investigation and that a data recorder on the ship could provide more information.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
His first acoustic and solo album sans the E Street Band, Nebraska was recorded at a house Springsteen was renting on a simple four-track recorder.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
As the Niger EPs demonstrate, a field recorder pointed in the general direction of a band in the middle of a wild party can capture a lot of life.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
Fontes produced the manual by working with Arizona's 15 county recorders and election directors, then putting their work out for public comment.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯrd-ər
1
: a person or device that records
2
: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece
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