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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“I used to watch game film. We just watched at home on a reel-to-reel projector,” Jodi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
For 45 years, Peter Gordon has held onto a reel-to-reel tape of a show he performed in 1979 at the Mudd Club in New York City with a trio called the Blue Horn File.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 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
People would bring their state-of-the-art reel-to-reel tape recorders and hook up speakers.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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