tape recording

noun

: magnetic recording on magnetic tape

also : a recording made by this process

Synonyms

• tape
• vid
• video
• videotape

Examples of tape recording in a Sentence

a tape recording of the concert

the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances

Recent Examples on the Web

What ultimately seems far more intriguing and indisputable is that Joule has tape recordings of conversations with Bacon about a range of topics. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025

These items include Madonna’s drum set and guitars, portraits of Warhol and Keith Haring made by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and original tape recordings from Dylan’s first album. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024

There is now a whole genre of celebrity documentary built around the playing of old analog tape recordings, originally done as interviews. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024

Past courts ruled unanimously in cases involving a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton and President Richard M. Nixon’s tape recordings of conversations sought during the Watergate investigation. —Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tape recording

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• rewarding
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding
• warding