tape recorder

noun

: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape

Examples of tape recorder in a Sentence

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Krapp emerges onstage, coughing and doddering, into a dusty study and sits down at a desk to rehearse an annual ritual: recording a monologue on a chunky, reel-to-reel tape recorder. Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 With the help of a tape recorder brought from Germany, the family was able to listen to the recording. Ashley Vega, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 This all remains riveting in part because Isherwood was not just a camera but a tape recorder. airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024 The big difference for Agents was the invention of affordable multitrack tape recorders. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tape recorder

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape recorder was in 1932

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“Tape recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recorder. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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tape recorder

noun
: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes

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