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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape recording
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—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,
1 Feb. 2026
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The silky lining keeps the wool from feeling itchy against the skin, as shared by Brinkley in an HSN video.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And everywhere, Americans sat by television sets, watching again and again the videotape of the spectacular breakup of the nation’s showpiece of space technology.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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McDaniel said one of the top items on his to-do list was watching as much videotape of Herbert as possible.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The morning commuters arrived and parked themselves in front of the police tape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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And many teams in return have embraced the new fandom too with pride nights and players using rainbow stick tape.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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