tape recorder

American  

noun

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

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tape recorder British  

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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Etymology

Origin of tape recorder

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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tape recorder

It even mentions tests on concealing a device inside a tape recorder.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

In June 1981, before becoming president, he survived a bombing claimed by the Mujahedin-e Khalq group, when an explosive device concealed in a tape recorder detonated during a speech.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

Now, the truth is, that tape recorder was more than nostalgia.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

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