tape recorder

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noun
  1. an electrical device for recording or playing back sound, video, or data on magnetic tape.

Origin of tape recorder

1
First recorded in 1940–45

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tape recorder

noun
  1. an electrical device used for recording sounds on magnetic tape and usually also for reproducing them, consisting of a tape deck and one or more amplifiers and loudspeakers

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