wire recorder

American  

noun

1. a forerunner of the tape recorder that recorded sound on a steel wire by magnetizing the wire as it passed an electromagnet.

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wire recorder British  

noun

1. an early type of magnetic recorder in which sounds were recorded on a thin steel wire magnetized by an electromagnet Compare tape recorder

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Other Word Forms

• wire recording
  noun

Etymology

Origin of wire recorder

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Miley was a junior at Bosse High School n 1947 when he began taping sporting events as a hobby with a $165 wire recorder that his father bought from Sears & Roebuck.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2011

Sirs: Wholly disregarding this fact, your Music editor, in the same issue, prints the following: "Experts . . . thought the wire recorder might in time replace dictaphones."

From Time Magazine Archive

There were other irreplaceable losses: the pioneer Webcor wire recorder was part of the ashes, and so were six original 1921-model Dormeyer mixers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Patiently, with the help of a wire recorder, he learned his lines phonetically while studying a French translation to learn what they meant.

From Time Magazine Archive

He returned with his pocket-size wire recorder and handed it to Chahda.

From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)