tape recordings

noun

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 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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  1. videos
  2. videotapes
  3. tapes
Noun
  • This article is based largely on transcripts, deposition videos, and exhibits from three court cases that went to trial in 2024.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Others request videos of late grandparents as gifts for their own parents.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of videos
Noun
  • Not long after the revolution, bootleg audio and videotapes began circulating in Tehran.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026
  • Within weeks, sales of videotapes, CDs, and audio cassettes of her performance raised more than $500,000 for the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of videotapes
Noun
  • The year 1976 saw the founding of Apple and the introduction of VHS tapes, but the national audience was still very much a reality.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • By the time the two relented, the album’s master tapes had been lost.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
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“Tape recordings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recordings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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