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
Noun
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More videos show Dangy rubbing Rune’s belly and feeding him with a bottle.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In one of the videos, candidates are seen on the catwalk when the earthquake hits.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Nothing on tape at this point suggests that run is imminent.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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