audiotape

[ aw-dee-oh-teyp ]

noun

1. magnetic tape for recording sound ( videotape ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of audiotape¹

First recorded in 1960–65; audio- + tape

Example Sentences

The article also reported that a stipulation from the ruling of a 2017 lawsuit was that audiotapes detailing Bob Ross's wishes be destroyed.

From Washington Post

Leroy and her team obtained the deep sea audiotapes from the International Data Centre of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

From Popular-Science

When I heard the audiotape that my friend down the street, William … Willy gave me his dad’s cassette tape.

From Ozy

There was no indication of how Project Veritas obtained this audiotape nor anything to suggest that the group had improperly recorded it.

From Washington Post

If you want to listen to it on audiotape and you get his Boston Southie accent and his passion for people.

From Time

Shortly before the Concordia crashed, Schettino can be heard on the audiotape telling the helmsman to turn again.

From The Daily Beast

Shortly before an audiotape surfaced purportedly of Ibrahim himself denying the news of his arrest.

From The Daily Beast

The Romney campaign draws attention to its own secret oppo-research audiotape.

From The Daily Beast

And then he played a profoundly sad audiotape of a clearly drugged and slurring Jackson talking about his upcoming tour.

From The Daily Beast

Walgren delivered a devastating double-punch when he played for the jury a heartbreaking audiotape Murray had made of Jackson.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• videotape