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audiotape

American  
[aw-dee-oh-teyp] / ˈɔ di oʊˌteɪp /

noun

  1. magnetic tape for recording sound (videotape ).


Etymology

Origin of audiotape

First recorded in 1960–65; audio- + tape

Example Sentences

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The scream-heavy sound design, fueled by audiotape excerpts from Smith’s sessions with Pazder, made my skin crawl, as did the twists about the lurid nature of their relationship.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

"And they have you on audiotape saying that you would, and I quote, 'deliver charges to the House Judiciary Committee, which handles impeachment proceedings.'"

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024

Beset by scandal — four criminal cases and the leak of an embarrassing secret audiotape in just four years — the Los Angeles City Council could take an important step toward transforming itself this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

“It is like, highly confidential. Secret. This is secret information,” Trump said, according to an audiotape of the meeting.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

They might even have yawned if they only heard you yawn, because yawning is also aurally contagious: if you play an audiotape of a yawn to blind people, they’ll yawn too.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell