reel-to-reel tape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of reel-to-reel tape
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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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
He kept in touch by sending Ruth reel-to-reel tape recordings, which Ndinda still treasures today.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
Inside a box of evidence they found an old reel-to-reel tape.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
In another is a Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder, state-of-the-art electronics of the 1970s that’s historical memorabilia now like the building itself.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2022
He had two mismatched turntables plus a rickety old reel-to-reel tape player and shelves packed with records he’d collected over many years.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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