tape recording

noun

: magnetic recording on magnetic tape
also : a recording made by this process

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
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Dowd spent a month with her brother’s team as research and worked from tape recordings sent by Ned and his teammates to craft the dialogue in her slice-of-life screenplay. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025 In July, the DOJ released a tape recording of the camera in his prison cell leading to allegations there were some missing minutes, three according to an examination of the metadata by Wired. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 In the doc, interviews with Kinkade’s family, including his four daughters and ex-wife, archival home videos and tape recordings, as well as dark paintings from his early career, help to shed light on the man behind the brand. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for tape recording

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape recording was in 1940

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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recording. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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