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reel-to-reel

American

[reel-tuh-reel] / ˈril təˈril /

adjective

of or relating to an audio sound-equipment system or motion-picture camera or projector through which the tape or film must be threaded onto a take-up reel.

reel-to-reel British

adjective

(of magnetic tape) wound from one reel to another in use
(of a tape recorder) using magnetic tape wound from one reel to another, as opposed to cassettes

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Etymology

Origin of reel-to-reel

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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But UT maintained its own archive on 12,000 reel-to-reel tapes.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 20, 2024

You’re dealing with Sony U-matic reel-to-reel recorders and big heavy cameras and a scarcity of equipment and very little interest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Bloomfield was a self-confessed tech geek keen to try out a new reel-to-reel tape recorder.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

Whitefoot and another young woman working for the school district went to a second-story storage area to locate some reel-to-reel films, she recalled.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Even Dad's reel-to-reel answering machine's been sent back to Greenland.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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