tape recording

Definition of tape recordingnext
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 Dowd spent a month with her brother’s team as research and worked from tape recordings sent by Ned and his teammates to craft the dialogue in her slice-of-life screenplay. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for tape recording
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Noun
  • As part of the penalty for these crimes, Hickey has been ordered to post an apology video on social media.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Resident Michelle Liu Covell, who sent us video of the discolored water back in March, says the problem has only gotten worse.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 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
  • Use double-sided tape to secure a ribbon to the neck of the gift jar or to the rim of its lid.
    Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Survelliance video from the apartment showed the suspect and several others appearing to clear out glass and debris from the bed of the pickup truck, and placing tape over apparent bullet holes in the truck's tailgate, charges allege.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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