audiocassette
noun
au·dio·cas·sette
ˌȯ-dē-(ˌ)ō-kə-ˈset 
-ka-
: an audiotape recording mounted in a cassette
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The latter is relevant because magnetic recording tape for audiocassettes was made on manufacturing lines that coated a plastic film with a magnetic slurry, dried it, cut it into long strips, and rolled them up.
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Ashok Lahiri, IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017
And audiocassettes were quickly giving way to compact discs.
—Ashok Lahiri, IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017
In the original tale from legendary director and co-screenwriter Takuma Takasaki, Yakusho portrays Hirayama, a seemingly nondescript custodial worker in the Japanese capital who enjoys taking photos of trees in the park and listening to his extensive audiocassette collection.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audiocassette tape, died this month at 94.
—Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
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Ashok Lahiri, IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017
And audiocassettes were quickly giving way to compact discs.
—Ashok Lahiri, IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017
In the original tale from legendary director and co-screenwriter Takuma Takasaki, Yakusho portrays Hirayama, a seemingly nondescript custodial worker in the Japanese capital who enjoys taking photos of trees in the park and listening to his extensive audiocassette collection.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audiocassette tape, died this month at 94.
—Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
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“Audiocassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiocassette. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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