stereotape

American  

[ster-ee-oh-teyp, steer-] / ˈstɛr i oʊˌteɪp, ˈstɪər- /

noun

1. magnetic tape used for recording and reproducing sound stereophonically.

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Etymology

Origin of stereotape

First recorded in 1955–60; stereo- + tape

Example Sentences

Thanks to its introduction into cars, the stereotape cartridge has become the most significant innovation in the $830 million-a-year record market since the advent of the LP in 1948.

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The new stereotape player is also music to the ears of the recording, stereotape and electronics industries.

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Four-track stereotape players for autos, sold mostly on the West Coast, have been available for about five years.

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President Johnson has stereotape players in his airplane and most of his cars, favors dance music of the 1930s.

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Driver squiggles into bucket seat, straps on safety belt, injects stereotape cartridge into dashboard holder, and, to the engulfing strains of the 100-piece Boston Symphony, rolls away on wheels of song.

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