as in video
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances
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Recent Examples of tape recording
What ultimately seems far more intriguing and indisputable is that Joule has tape recordings of conversations with Bacon about a range of topics.
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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
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
On the first day of his trial, May 3, 1976, prosecutors won the right to introduce a tape recording of his station-house confession.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
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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
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
On the first day of his trial, May 3, 1976, prosecutors won the right to introduce a tape recording of his station-house confession.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape recording
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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The video highlighting Saylor’s unusual response has proven popular on social media, amassing over 800,000 views already.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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For a brief period, RCA VideoDiscs shared the shelves with videotapes, but usually only at independent shops and never with as many titles available.—
Allison Marsh,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Sep. 2025
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The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In May 1980, Westerberg handed off a four-song demo tape to Peter Jesperson, the manager of the Minneapolis record store Oar Folkjokeopus and co-founder of Twin/Tone Records.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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Then, our show was on tape on Friday.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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