reel-to-reel
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of magnetic tape) wound from one reel to another in use
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(of a tape recorder) using magnetic tape wound from one reel to another, as opposed to cassettes
Etymology
Origin of reel-to-reel
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The photographer returned to Chicago with a portable reel-to-reel recorder to capture the voices and stories behind the black-and-white images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
But UT maintained its own archive on 12,000 reel-to-reel tapes.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 20, 2024
He kept in touch by sending Ruth reel-to-reel tape recordings, which Ndinda still treasures today.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
The impeccably maintained midcentury modern home feels frozen in time, complete with botanical print wallpaper, teal lacquered kitchen cabinets and a reel-to-reel machine in Armstrong’s den.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
After a long shift, she’d head over with a reel-to-reel tape of the Woodstock concert to share.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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