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digital audio tape

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noun

  1.  DAT.  magnetic tape on which sound is recorded digitally, giving high-fidelity reproduction

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After Foster told him the raw mix had been erased, Davis took the digital audio tape copy he had kept and had it mastered and released to radio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Allowing second-generation copying on digital audio tape devices could suggest a desire to permit infringement.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2025

Now there's a major new format to agonize over: digital audio tape.

From Time Magazine Archive

To music lovers and electronics manufacturers, digital audio tape represented a terrific technological leap -- a way to make crisp, distortion-free copies of compact discs and digital broadcasts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Best Reason to Overhaul the Stereo System -- Again The long-awaited digital audio tape recorder has finally arrived in U.S. stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

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