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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And now, Mushi has gone viral again, with a video posted to his official TikTok account @mushimaltipoo on August 6.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott, attending a court hearing via video feed from Corcoran state prison, clasped his hands and thanked God and all involved with his release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
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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Matt and Katie are seen talking on the show this week about how Slade allegedly called him frequently to ask him to get Katie to say Gretchen never said that, and the videotape goes to the call log and a whole lot of calls from Slade.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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But that coverage bust is on tape now, and other teams will try to exploit that look again.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Only after several reporters began observing the site and taking photographs did officers arrive to tape off the area with crime scene tape.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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