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

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Etymology

Origin of wire recorder

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

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wire recorder

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

Experts conceded a limited postwar use for wire recording as developed by the U.S. armed forces, thought the wire recorder might in time replace dictaphones.

From Time Magazine Archive

Author Griffin spoke his book into a wire recorder, and he talked far too much.

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

Every word of the two-hour meeting was recorded on a wire recorder.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt

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