tape recordings

plural of tape recording
as in videos
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 recordings The same year, Rebecca spoke with i-D about watching a documentary centered around her father’s private tape recordings, 2015’s Listen to Me Marlon. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 For instance, recent research by Liana Zanette of Western University, London, Ontario, and colleagues has shown that tape recordings of human voices startle a whole host of large African mammals, from warthogs to giraffes. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
  • Her Instagram is full of videos diving into lessons about Garifuna history and culture.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For example, a sportswear brand can invite users to post workout videos, which is then shared with the rest of that brand’s community.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Armed with just two open-reel videotapes, Goodman lugged his hulking camera and tripod behind percussionist Juma Sultan and began to document Hendrix’s historic set just 15 feet away from the musician.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The company over time grew from offering records, to cassette tapes, then CDs, eventually adding videotapes, then DVDs and Blu-rays to its mail-order offerings.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There was plenty of archives to work with, as Carroll was a pack rat with a robust archive full of audio tapes of interviews from McCalls, NBC, and others.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Decades later, however, the guardians of the audio tapes were willing to work with Love Monday.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Tape recordings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recordings. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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