tape recording

American  

noun

1. a magnetic tape on which speech, music, etc., have been recorded.

2. the act of recording on magnetic tape.

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tape recording British  

noun

1. the act or process of recording on magnetic tape

2. the speech, music, etc, so recorded

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Etymology

Origin of tape recording

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

As a tape recording of the White House gathering demonstrated, however, the president made no such comment.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said earlier this week that there were no updates into the police investigation into the tape recording.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

In a tape recording, Roberts-Smith was also heard lambasting soldiers who break the code of silence.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

Before the full House could vote, a bombshell tape recording was released in which Nixon could be heard approving a plan to pressure the FBI to drop its Watergate investigation.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Now he was dead before his fortieth birthday, a tape recording of one of his last sermons serving as his own funeral oration.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson